was a Japanese noblewoman and high lady, a daughter of

Soga no Iname was a leader of the Soga clan and a statesman during the reign of Emperor Kinmei in the Asuka period. He was the first person to hold the position of ''Ōomi'' that can be verified with reasonable accuracy, in 536 A.D. Essentially what this me ...

, a high-ranking official. She was a consort of

Emperor Kinmei was the 29th Emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 欽明天皇 (29) retrieved 2013-8-22. according to the traditional order of succession. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834)pp. 34–36 Brown, Delmer. (1979) ''Gukanshō,'' pp. 261– ...

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. Among her offspring were

Emperor Yōmei was the 31st Emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 用明天皇 (31)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Yōmei's reign spanned the years from 585 until his death in 587. Traditional narrative He was call ...

Empress Suiko (554 – 15 April 628) was the 33rd monarch of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 推古天皇 (33)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Suiko reigned from 593 until her death in 628. In the history of Japan ...

and

Princess Ōtomo 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 ...

Issue

Soga no Kitashihime gave birth to seven sons and six girls: *Imperial Prince Oe or Ikebe (

); born 540 *Imperial Princess Ihane-hime or Ihakumo, Ise Virgin; had to resign her charge being convicted of intrigue with her half-brother Mubaragi *Imperial Prince Atori *Imperial Princess Nukatabe (

), born 553, died 626 *Imperial Prince Maroko *Imperial Princess Ohoyake *Imperial Prince Iso no Kami Be (Imigako) *Imperial Prince Yamashiro *Imperial Princess Ohotomo or Ohomata; born about 560; married her nephew Oshisako no Hikohito no Oe, son of Bidatsu *Imperial Prince Sakurai *Imperial Princess Katano *Imperial Prince Tachibana Moto no Wakugo *Imperial Princess Toneri, born about 565; died 603; married to her nephew Tame Toyora, son of Yōmei The exact year of her death is unclear, but in February 612 a large funeral was held and she was re-interred in Emperor Kinmei's tumulus. Year of death unknown Imperial House of Japan Soga clan People of Asuka-period Japan Year of birth unknown {{Japan-noble-stub