(? – October 25, 686) lived 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 ...

. She was a 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. 5 ...

. Her mother was Lady Hitachi, whose father was

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. She married

Prince Ōtsu was a Japanese poet and the son of Emperor Tenmu. Background His mother was Princess Ōta whose father was Emperor Tenji. He was therefore the younger full-blood brother of Princess Ōku. His consort was Princess Yamanobe, daughter of Emper ...

, and they had 1 son: Prince Awazuou (粟津王). When Prince Ōtsu was executed in 686, she ran out of her house in bare feet with hair disheveled, and killed herself. It is said that people watching her death sobbed with sorrow.

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Japanese princesses 686 deaths Year of birth unknown 7th-century Japanese people 7th-century Japanese women Daughters of emperors {{Japan-royal-stub