The Rebellion of Fujiwara Hirotsugu

Japanese: 藤原広嗣の乱 - ふじわらのひろつぐのらん

A rebellion broke out in Kitakyushu in 740. Fujiwara no Hirotsugu (son of Umakai), who was dissatisfied with being demoted from Yamato no Kami to Dazai no Shoni, mobilized the soldiers under his jurisdiction and began marching eastward at the end of August under the pretext of removing Genbo and Kibi no Makibi from the Imperial Court. In response to this, Emperor Shomu appointed Ono no Azumahito as the commander-in-chief and marched his troops westward. The two armies fought fiercely throughout Kitakyushu, and Hirotsugu, who was defeated, was arrested as he tried to escape further westward from Chika no Shima (Goto Islands), and was executed in early November. This rebellion caused Emperor Shomu to move to Kunikyo and Shigaraki Palace, and combined with the smallpox epidemic that occurred at the time, it was the direct impetus for the construction of Kokubunji Temple and Todaiji Temple.
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Japanese:

740年北九州で起こった反乱。大養徳守(やまとのかみ)から大宰少弐(だざいのしょうに)に左遷され不満のあった藤原広嗣（宇合(うまかい)の子）は，管轄下の兵を動員，玄【ぼう】(げんぼう)・吉備真備(きびのまきび)２人を朝廷から除く名目で８月末，東上を開始した。急報で聖武天皇は大野東人(おおののあずまひと)を大将軍として兵を西下させた。両軍は北九州各地で激戦，敗れた広嗣は値嘉島(ちかのしま)（五島列島）からさらに西方へ脱出しようとして逮捕され，11月初め処刑された。この乱は聖武天皇の恭仁(くに)京・紫香楽(しがらき)宮への転居の原因となり，またおりからの天然痘流行とあいまって国分寺・東大寺造営の直接の契機となった。
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