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was a Japanese noble of the Nara period. Born the seventh son of the ''chūnagon'' Nakatomi no Omimaro of the Nakatomi clan, he changed his name and founded the Ōnakatomi clan. He reached the court rank of and the position of ''udaijin''. == Life == After passing through a variety of inspector-level positions, Kiyomaro was in 743 promoted to assistant director of the ''Jingi-kan'' and granted the rank of . In 747, in the last days of the court of Emperor Shōmu, he was moved to a regional position as governor of Owari Province. In 751, though, the new Empress Kōken promoted Kiyomaro to , and in 754 he was restored to his position in the ''Jingi-kan'' and subsequently given the position of in the ''Daijō-kan''. Under the administration of Fujiwara no Nakamaro, Kiyomaro advanced steadily. He was promoted to in 757, in 759. In 762 he rose to , and at the end of the year Kiyomaro was promoted to ''sangi'', joining the ranks of the ''kugyō'' along with Nakamaro's sons Kusumaro and Asakari. In this same year he also served with Kusumaro and in the empresses' palace, transmitting imperial decrees. In 763 he was promoted to and director of Settsu Province. Early in 764, he was promoted to . Later that year, though, Nakamaro rebelled, and Kiyomaro supported the Empress Kōken's side against him. The ex-Empress was victorious and retook the throne, and Kiyomaro was promoted to . In the next year, 765, he was further awarded honors, second class, for his service. At the banquet after Kōken's re-enthronement ceremony as Empress Shōtoku, Kiyomaro was in attendance as director of the ''Jingi-kan''. The Empress praised him for his integrity and industry in his long service in that organization, and he was promoted to . Kiyomaro continued his rise in the courts of both Empress Shōtoku and Emperor Kōnin. In 768 he was promoted to ''chūnagon'', and in 769 he changed his family name from Nakatomi no Ason to Ōnakatomi no Ason. In 771, Kiyomaro was appointed as a tutor to , but was dismissed from this role when the Crown Prince was disinherited the next year. In 773, he was re-appointed as tutor to the new Crown Prince Yamabe, the future Emperor Kanmu. Meanwhile, in 770, Kiyomaro was promoted to and ''dainagon'', and in 771, following the deaths of ''sadaijin'' Fujiwara no Nagate and ''udaijin'' Kibi no Makibi, he was promoted to and ''udaijin''. In 772, he was promoted again to . In his role as ''udaijin'', Kiyomaro headed the ''Daijō-kan'' until 780. In 781, immediately following the ascension of Emperor Kanmu, Kiyomaro was allowed to retire at the age of 70. He died in 788, at the age of 87. 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「Ōnakatomi no Kiyomaro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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