Kiyohito Yuge - Kiyohito Yuge

Japanese: 弓削浄人 - ゆげのきよひと

?-? A nobleman from the Nara period.
He was Dokyo's younger brother. During the Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion in 764, he was promoted from Junior Eighth Rank to Junior Fourth Rank, and in the second year of Tenpyo Jingo, he became a councilor. He later became Dainagon and Dazai no Sochi, and Junior Second Rank. After Emperor Shoutoku died and his brother Dokyo was overthrown, he was exiled to Tosa (Kochi Prefecture) with his sons Hirokata, Hirota, and Hirotsu. He was born in Kawachi (Osaka Prefecture). His name was also said to be Kiyoto.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

?－?　奈良時代の公卿(くぎょう)。
道鏡の弟。天平宝字(てんぴょうほうじ)8年(764)藤原仲麻呂の乱のとき,従八位上から一躍従四位下となり,天平神護(てんぴょうじんご)2年参議。のち大納言兼大宰帥(だざいのそち),従二位にすすむ。称徳天皇が死去し,兄道鏡が失脚すると,子の広方,広田,広津とともに土佐(高知県)に流された。河内(かわち)(大阪府)出身。名は清人とも。

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