Ōtomo no Otomaro

In this Japanese name, the family name is Ōtomo.

Ōtomo no Otomaro (大伴弟麻呂 or 大伴乙麻呂, 731 – June 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 seii-taishōgun. Some believe he was born in 727. His father was Ōtomo no Koshibi.

Chronology

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 Seii Taishogun—“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.

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