Prince Yuge ( ja, 弓削皇子, d. August 21, 699) was a Japanese prince and ''
waka
Waka may refer to:
Culture and language
* Waka (canoe), a Polynesian word for canoe; especially, canoes of the Māori of New Zealand
** Waka ama, a Polynesian outrigger canoe
** Waka hourua, a Polynesian ocean-going canoe
** Waka taua, a Māori w ...
'' poet. He was the sixth son of
Emperor Tenmu, by
Princess Ōe, daughter of
Emperor Tenji
, also known as Emperor Tenchi, was the 38th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')天智天皇 (38)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', p. 52 ...
. His
full brother was
Prince Naga
Prince Naga (; d. 9 July 715) was a Japanese prince. He was the son of Emperor Tenmu and Princess Ōe, daughter of Emperor Tenji. His sibling#Full sibling, full brother was Prince Yuge.
Career
In the seventh year of Emperor Jito's rule (693) ...
.
''
Man'yōshū'' poems 111, 119, 120, 121, 122, 242, 1467 and 1608 are attributed to him.
He died on the
twenty-first day of the seventh month of the third year of
Emperor Monmu
was the 42nd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 文武天皇 (42) retrieved 2013-8-22. according to the traditional order of succession.
Monmu's reign spanned the years from 697 through 707.
Traditional narrative
Befor ...
's reign (August 21, 699). He is one of the candidates for the
Takamatsuzuka Tomb
The or "Tall Pine Tree Ancient Burial Mound" in Japanese is an ancient circular tomb in Asuka village, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
History
The tomb is thought to have been built at some time between the end of the 7th century and the beginning of t ...
.
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Japanese princes
699 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Sons of emperors
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