Sakanoue no Karitamaro
was a samurai commander, and later chinjufu-shōgun (Commander-in-chief of the defense of the North), during Japan's Nara period. Karitomo's father was Sakanoue no Inukai. In 764, Karitamaro aided in the repression of a revolt by Fujiwara no Nakamaro. Karitomo's son was Tamuramaro, the first to hold the title Sei-i Taishōgun. Notes

References
 Iwao, Seiichi. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon (with Teizō Iyanaga, Susumu Ishii, Shōichirō Yoshida et al.). Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. ;  OCLC 51096469
 Papinot, Edmond. (1910). Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. External links
 Los Angeles County Museum:  "Sakanoue no Karitamaro Drawing His Bow" (1880), woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892)

See also 

 Yamato no Aya clan
 Shinsen Shōjiroku

Samurai
728 births
786 deaths