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Fujiwara no Asakari
藤原朝狩(藤原恵美朝狩)
?–764
A Nara-period aristocrat and son of the powerful statesman Fujiwara no Nakamaro. As governor in Mutsu he carried out a major rebuilding of Tagajo in 762, and the work is recorded on the Tagajo Stele.
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An ancient frontier fort in Akita. Records credit Fujiwara no Asakari with building it in 759.
Basic information
- Type
- Ancient frontier fort (jōsaku)government and military outposts of the ancient imperial court in northern Japan
- Period
- Ancient (before c.1185)
- Keep (tenshu)
- No keep recordedno keep is recordedWikipedia (ja)
- Built by
- Fujiwara no AsakariWikipedia (ja)
- Built
- 759Wikipedia (ja)
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