Ōtomo no Otomaro

Chronology

• He was born of Ōtomo no Koshibi.
• He was granted the second grade of the fifth rank of honor in 799 and appointed the lieutenant of the Palace Guards in 780.
• In 783 he was made the deputy general in the Hitachi expedition.
• In 791 he was granted the second grade of the fourth rank of honor.
• In 794 he was declared Sei-i Taishōgun by Emperor Kanmu, and together with Sakanoue no Tamuramaro subdues the Emishi.
• In 795 he was granted the second grade of the third rank of honor and the Order of Merit, Second Class, for his military achievements.
• He died on July 14, 809.