Ōtomo no Otomaro

Ōtomo no Otomaro (大伴 弟麻呂 or 大伴 乙麻呂, 731 – July 14, 809) was a Japanese general of the Nara period and of the early Heian period. He was the first to hold the title of sei-i taishōgun. Some believe he was born in 727. His father was Ōtomo no Koshibi.

Chronology

• c. 731 – born of Ōtomo no Koshibi.
• 779 – granted the second grade of the fifth rank of honor.
• 780 – appointed the lieutenant (suke) of the Palace Guards.
• 783 – made the deputy general in the Hitachi expedition.
• 791 – granted the second grade of the fourth rank of honor.
• 794 – declared Sei-i Taishōgun—"Barbarian-subduing Great General", together with Sakanoue no Tamuramaro subdues the Emishi.
• 795 – granted the second grade of the third rank of honor and the Order of Merit, Second Class, for his military achievements.
• 809 – dies on July 14.