(644?–668?) was royalty in

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

during the

Asuka Period The was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710, although its beginning could be said to overlap with the preceding Kofun period. The Yamato period, Yamato polity evolved greatly during the Asuka period, which is named after the ...

. She was the eldest daughter of

Emperor Tenji , known first as and later as until his accession, was the 38th emperor of Japan who reigned from 668 to 671. He was the son of Emperor Jomei and Empress Kōgyoku (Empress Saimei), and his children included Empress Jitō, Empress Genmei, an ...

. She was the elder sister of Princess Uno-Sarara. She was the mother of Princess Ōku and Prince Ōtsu with Emperor Tenmu. 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 and Ōta's aunt, Empress Dowager Hashibito.

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People of the Asuka period 640s births 660s deaths Year of death uncertain Emperor Tenmu 7th-century Japanese people 7th-century Japanese women Daughters of Japanese emperors {{Japan-royal-stub