One other member of the Murakuni clan, namely Oyori's son MURAKUNI no Shigamaro, was also a court official and appears before Komushi in the historical sources; the final mention of Shigamaro is an article in the "Shoku Nihongi" which notes that he was promoted to Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade) in 731. その前に現れる村国氏の官人としては、男依の子村国志我麻呂がおり、天平3年(731年)に従五位上になったのを最後に『続日本紀』の記録がなくなる。 |