Princess Ki (紀皇女) was a Japanese

princess Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a subst ...

during the

Asuka period The was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710 (or 592 to 645), although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period. The Yamato polity evolved greatly during the Asuka period, which is named after t ...

of Japanese history. She was a daughter of

Emperor Tenmu was the 40th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 天武天皇 (40) retrieved 2013-8-22. according to the traditional order of succession. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', p. 53. Tenmu's re ...

and

Lady Ōnu Lady Ōnu ( '; d. 6 August 724) was a Japanese noblewoman. She was the daughter of Soga no Akae and ''bunin'' to Emperor Tenmu, with whom she had three children: *Prince Hozumi (穂積皇子) (d. 715) *Princess Ki (紀皇女) (?–?) *Princess Ta ...

, whose father was Soga no Akaye. Her brother was

Prince Hozumi was a Japanese prince, the fifth son of Emperor Tenmu, who lived from the Asuka to Nara periods. He was the first child of the emperor and Soga no Ōnu-no-iratsume, who later had two daughters together as well. After the death of his half-sister ...

and her sister

Princess Takata Princess Takata (, 674–728) was a Japanese princess during the Asuka period and Nara period of Japanese history. She was a daughter of Emperor Tenmu and Lady Ōnu whose father was Soga no Akaye. Prince Hozumi was her older brother, and Princess ...

Genealogy

Some people say that she was once a wife of Prince Karu, a grandson of Empress Jitō, but no clear evidence exists. The ''

Man'yōshū The is the oldest extant collection of Japanese (poetry in Classical Japanese), compiled sometime after AD 759 during the Nara period. The anthology is one of the most revered of Japan's poetic compilations. The compiler, or the last in ...

'' includes some poems of her love of

Prince Yuge Prince Yuge ( ja, 弓削皇子, d. August 21, 699) was a Japanese prince and ''waka'' poet. He was the sixth son of Emperor Tenmu, by Princess Ōe, daughter of Emperor Tenji. His full brother was Prince Naga. '' Man'yōshū'' poems 111, 119, 1 ...

, a son of

Princess Ōe (died 699) was a Japanese princess who lived during the Asuka period. She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji. Her mother was Lady Shikobuko (色夫古娘), daughter of Oshiumi no Miyakko Otatsu (忍海造小竜). Ōe's siblings included Prince Kaw ...

. No other historical materials recording about her life are existing. No records say that she married him. Year of birth missing Year of death missing People of Asuka-period Japan Japanese princesses 7th-century Japanese women Man'yō poets Daughters of emperors {{Japan-royal-stub