(644?–668?) was royalty in
Japan 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 ...
. She was the eldest 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 ...
. She was the elder sister of
Princess Uno-Sarara. She was the mother of
Princess Ōku
Ōku (Japanese: or ) (February 12, 661 – January 29, 702) was a Japanese princess during the Asuka period in Japanese history. She was the daughter of Emperor Tenmu and sister of Prince Ōtsu. As a young girl, she witnessed the Jinshin War. ...
and
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 ...
. Her mother was Lady Ochi, whose father was Soga no Kurayamada-no-Ishikawamaro.
She was not in good health by nature. She died around 668 when Princess Ōku was seven years old and Prince Ōtsu five. Her body was buried on the 27th day of the second month in that year, together with
Empress Saimei
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother ( e ...
and Ōta's aunt, Empress Dowager Hashibito.
Japanese princesses
People of Asuka-period Japan
644 births
668 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Year of death uncertain
Emperor Tenmu
7th-century Japanese people
7th-century Japanese women
Daughters of emperors
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