(died 699) was a daughter of

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during the

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. Her mother was Lady Tachibana, whose father was

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. Her elder sister was

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. She was a consort (妃, ''Hi'') 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 ...

. One of her sons,

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, was promoted in the Imperial Court.

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