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Ason (朝臣) is a prestigious title (under the eight kabane system), initially conferred in the Nara period of the history of Japan, on princes who had been reduced to the commonalty.
Notable ason were:
Fujiwara no Ason, awarded by Emperor Tenji to Nakatomi no Kamatari in 668; the origin of the Fujiwara clanMinamoto no Ason, first awarded to his non-heir sons by Emperor Saga (786-842); the origin of the Minamoto clanTaira no Ason, awarded to his grandson by Emperor Kammu (737-806); see also Taira clanNotable holders of ason were:
Kakinomoto no Ason Hitomaro, poet (c.662-710)Isonokami no Ason Maro of the Mononobe clan, administrator, possibly buried in Takamatsuzuka Tomb (640-717)Kasa no Ason Maro, poet better known as Sami Mansei (fl. 720)Miyamoto no Kintada Ason, poet (889-948)Fujiwara Toshiyuki no 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 (Iizasa Ienao), Japanese martial arts teacher (1387-1488)