Sugano no Mamichi

Sugano no Mamichi 菅野真道
Illustration by Kikuchi Yōsai, from "Zenken-Kojitsu"
Father	Tsu no Yamamori (津山守?)
Born	741
Died	July 23, 814

Sugano no Mamichi (菅野真道^?, 741 – July 23, 814), originally known as Tsu no Mamichi (津真道^?), was a Japanese noble of the early Heian period. He reached the court rank of ju san-mi (従三位^?) and the position of sangi.

In 778, Mamichi was appointed as an assistant draftsman and editor (少内記, shō-naiki^?) in the Ministry of the Center. In 783, he was conferred the rank of gai (外^?) ju go-i no ge (従五位下^?). In this period, he also held various posts in the imperial guard and as a regional administrator. In 785, with the investiture of Prince Ate, the future Emperor Heizei, as Crown Prince, Mamichi was promoted to ju go-i no ge (従五位下^?) and appointed the Crown Prince's tutor in the Confucian classics (東宮学士, tōgū-gakushi^?). In 790 Mamichi appealed to have his family's rank increased from muraji to ason, and was granted the new family name of Sugano no Ason, based on his place of residence.