(January 28, 676 – December 6, 735) was a Japanese imperial prince in the
Nara period
The of the history of Japan covers the years from CE 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the c ...
. He was a son 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 rei ...
. He was given the
posthumous name
A posthumous name is an honorary name given mostly to the notable dead in East Asian culture. It is predominantly practiced in East Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand. Reflecting on the person's accomplishm ...
, , as the father of
Emperor Junnin. In the beginning of the Nara period, he gained political power as a leader of the Imperial family together with
Prince Nagaya
Nagaya ( ') (684 – 20 March 729) was a politician of the Nara period and an imperial prince of Japan, a son of Prince Takechi (grandson of Emperor Tenmu).
His father was Prince Takechi and his mother Princess Minabe (a daughter of Emperor ...
. He supervised the compilation of the ''
Nihon Shoki''.
Genealogy
Prince Toneri was a son of Emperor Tenmu. Toneri's mother was
Princess Nītabe, who 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. 52 ...
.
His consort was Taima-no-Yamashiro (or Tagima-no-Yamashiro) and he had many sons: Princes Mihara, Mishima, Fune (or Funa), Ikeda, Moribe, Miura and Ōi (later Emperor Junnin).
Although he was plagued, he survived and lived longest among the sons of Emperor Tenmu.
Some of his descendants (known as the
Kiyohara clan
The was a powerful clan of the far north of Japan during the Heian period, descended from Prince Toneri, son of Emperor Tenmu (631–686).
Kiyohara no Fusanori (9th century) had two sons: the elder was the ancestor of the samurai branch fam ...
) took the Kiyohara surname. Examples include
Kiyohara no Natsuno, who was the grandson of
Prince Mihara,
Kiyohara no Fukayabu,
Kiyohara no Motosuke and his daughter,
Sei Shōnagon
was a Japanese author, poet, and a court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000 during the middle Heian period. She is the author of .
Name
Sei Shōnagon's actual given name is not known. It was the custom among arist ...
.
Family
Parents
*Father:
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 rei ...
(天武天皇, c. 631 – 1 October 686)
*Mother:
Princess Niitabe (新田部皇女),
Emperor Tenji’s daughter
Consorts and issues
*
Consort (''Hi)'''':'' Tagima no Yamashiro (当麻山背)
**Seventh Son: Prince Ōi (大炊王, 733 – 10 November 765), later
Emperor Junnin (淳仁天皇)
*
Consort (Hi): Lady Toma (当麻氏)
**Third Son: Prince Fune (船王)
*Unknown Mother
**First son: Prince Mihara (三原王, d. 2 August 752), descend of the
Kiyowara clan (清原氏)
**Second Son: Prince Moshima (三島王)
**Fourth Son: Prince Ikeda (池田王)
**Fifth Son: Prince Moribe (守部王)
**Sixth Son: Prince Miura (御浦王)
**First Daughter: Princess Muri (室女王, d. 4 December 759)
**Second Daughter: Princess Asukata (飛鳥田女王, 23 July 783)
In popular culture
The character Toneri Otsutsuki in ''
The Last: Naruto the Movie'' is named after Prince Toneri.
Ancestry
References
Japanese princes
676 births
735 deaths
Man'yō poets
Sons of emperors
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