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was a Japanese statesman, courtier, general and politician during the Nara period.〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Umakai" in ; Brinkley, Frank ''et al.'' (1915). 〕 The third son of Fujiwara no Fuhito, he founded the Shikike ("Ceremonials") branch of the Fujiwara clan. ==Career== He was a diplomat during the reign of Empress Genshō;〔Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ; see "Fousiwara-no Nokiafi", pre-Hepburn romanization〕 and he was minister during the reign of Emperor Shōmu. In the Imperial court, Umakai was the chief of protocol (''Shikibu-kyō'').〔Nussbaum, "Shikibu-kyō" at 〕 * 716 (''Reiki 2''): Along with , and , Umakai was named to be part of a Japanese diplomatic mission to Tang China in 717-718.〔 Kibi no Makibi and the Buddhist monk Genbō were also part of the entourage.〔Fogel, Joshua. (1996). ; excerpt, "Like Genbō, Kibi no Makibi remained in China after the embassy ships returned to Japan, returning home himself at the same time as Genbo seventeen years later."〕 * 724 (''Jinki 1, 1st month''): Umakai led an army against the ''emishi'';〔Brinkley, 〕 but this military campaign was later judged to have been unsuccessful.〔Brinkley, 〕 * 729 (''Tenpyō 1''): The emperor invested Umakai with the power to raise an army to quash a revolt, but the cause for alarm was dissipated without the need for military action.〔Titsingh,〕 * 737 (''Tenpyō 9''): Umakai died at age 44.〔Titsingh,〕 A smallpox epidemic caused the deaths of Umakai and his three brothers.〔Brinkley, 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fujiwara no Umakai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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