Tachibana no Moroe

{{Short description|8th-century Japanese imperial prince and court official}}

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{{nihongo|Tachibana no Moroe|橘 諸兄||684-757}} was a Japanese Imperial prince and official in the court of Emperor ShōmuNussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tachibana no Moroe" {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|Japan Encyclopedia, p. 921|page=921}}. and Empress Kōken.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). {{Google books|18oNAAAAIAAJ|Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 74.|page=74}}

He was the father of Tachibana no Naramaro .Nussbaum, "Tachibana no Naramaro" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|Japan Encyclopedia, p. 921|page=921}}.

• 738 (Tenpyō 10, 1st month): Moroe was created Udaijin (Minister of the Right) in the Imperial court.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). {{Google books|18oNAAAAIAAJ|Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 70.|page=70}}
• 740 (Tenpyō 12): Moroe put down a revolt by Fujiwara no Hirotsugu.
• 742 (Tenpyō 14): The emperor sent Moroe to Ise to convey his appreciation to the kami.Titsingh, {{Google books|18oNAAAAIAAJ|p. 71.|page=71}}
• 743 (Tenpyō 15): Moroe was elevated to a rank almost equal to Sadaijin (Minister of the Left).
• 756 (Tenpyō-shōhō 8, 2nd month): Empress Kōken is informed that Sadaijin Moroe is contemplating revolt, but she refuses to credit the rumor; nevertheless, Moroe resigns.
• 757 (Tenpyō-hōji 1): Moroe dies at age 74; and his rank is posthumously raised by the empress.Titsingh, {{Google books|18oNAAAAIAAJ|pp. 74-75.|page=74}}

Moroe was a poet whose work is included in the Man'yōshū.