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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. The title of Shōgun was bestowed by
Emperor Kanmu in 794. Some[who?] believe he was born in 727. His father was
Ōtomo no Koshibi.
Chronology
He was born of Ōtomo no Koshibi
c. 731.
He was granted the second grade of the fifth rank of honor in 799 and appointed the lieutenant (suke) 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.