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Ōtomo no Yakamochi

718 - 785

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Ōtomo no Yakamochi (大伴 家持; Japanese pronunciation: [oː.to.mo no (|) ja.kaꜜ.mo.tɕi], 2 April 718 – 1 May 785) was a Japanese statesman and waka poet in the Nara period. He was one of the Man'yō no Go-taika, the five great poets of his time, and was part of Fujiwara no Kintō's Thirty-six Poetry Immortals (三十六歌仙, sanjūrokkasen). Yakamochi was a member of the prestigious Ōtomo clan. Like his grandfather and father before him, Yakamochi was a well-known politician, and by Enryaku rose to the position of chūnagon (中納言), his highest bureaucratic position. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ōtomo no Yakamochi is the 2,654th most popular writer (up from 2,783rd in 2019), the 834th most popular biography from Japan (down from 820th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among writers, Ōtomo no Yakamochi ranks 2,654 out of 7,302. Before him are Henri Desgrange, Ernst Weiss, Marcel Prévost, S. S. Van Dine, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, and Terry Brooks. After him are Konstantin Mihailović, Jerzy Andrzejewski, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Stanko Vraz, Vydūnas, and Betti Alver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 718, Ōtomo no Yakamochi ranks 7. Before him are Constantine V, Abu Muslim, Ibrahim ibn Adham, Empress Kōken, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi, and Lupus II of Gascony.  Among people deceased in 785, Ōtomo no Yakamochi ranks 3. Before him are Al-Mahdi, and Yan Zhenqing. After him is Nafiʽ al-Madani.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ōtomo no Yakamochi ranks 834 out of 6,245. Before him are Ryōkan (1758), Takako Shimazu (1939), Mayumi Tanaka (1955), Prince Hisaaki (1276), Gotō Shinpei (1857), and Yutaka Taniyama (1927). After him are Keisai Eisen (1790), Ryoji Yamanaka (1983), Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1933), Naoto Tajima (1912), Shigeo Shingo (1909), and Mariya Takeuchi (1955).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Ōtomo no Yakamochi ranks 56. Before him are Banana Yoshimoto (1964), Ikki Kita (1883), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), Ariwara no Narihira (825), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), and Ryōkan (1758). After him are Kamo no Chōmei (1155), Ennin (793), Shūji Terayama (1935), Takiji Kobayashi (1903), Saigyō (1118), and George Ohsawa (1893).

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