Ason

was a hereditary noble title in Japan, used mainly between the Asuka and Heian periods. At first, it was the second highest, below Mahito, which was given to members of the Imperial family, but after the Heian period it became the highest of the eight noble titles: Ason, Mahito, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, and Inagi.

was a hereditary noble title in Japan, used mainly between the Asuka and Heian periods. At first, it was the second highest, below Mahito, which was given to members of the Imperial family, but after the Heian period it became the highest of the eight noble titles: Ason, Mahito, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, and Inagi. ==Notable holders== Notable Ason were: Fujiwara no Ason, awarded by Emperor Tenji to Nakatomi no Kamatari in 668; the origin of the Fujiwara clan Minamoto no Ason, first awarded to his non-heir sons by Emperor Saga (786–842); the origin of the Minamoto clan Taira no Ason, awarded to his grandson by Emperor Kammu (737–806); see also Taira clan Notable holders of Ason were: Kakinomoto no Ason Hitomaro, poet (c. 662–710) Isonokami no Ason Maro, statesman, possibly buried in Takamatsuzuka Tomb (640–717) Kasa no Ason Maro, poet better known as Sami Mansei (fl. 720) Ariwara no Narihira Ason, poet (825–880) Miyamoto no Kintada Ason, poet (889–948) Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Ason, poet (fl. 900) Onakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, poet (921–991) Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, poet (d. 983) Fujiwara no Ason Sadaie, poet and scholar (1162–1241) Taiganin den Taira no Ason Iga no Kami Raiodo Hon Daikoji, founder of Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū (1387–1488) ==References==

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