Kuwashi-hime explained

,^[1] was the empress of Emperor Kōrei. She is believed to be the birth mother of Emperor Kōgen.

Overview

In the text of the Nihon Shoki (The Chronicles of Japan), she is said to be the daughter of Omoku, the lord of Isogi Prefecture, while the Kojiki (The Records of Ancient Matters) says she was Hosohime, the daughter of Omoku, the founder of Juichi Prefecture.

In the first book of the Nihon Shoki, the empress of Emperor Koryō was Kasuga no Chihayamakahime, and in the second book it was Mashitahime, the ancestor of the Juichi prefectures.

Related historical documents

• Taro Sakamoto and Kunio Hirano, The Ancient Japanese Biographical Dictionary (Yoshikawa Kobunkan).
• "A Genealogical Directory of the Emperor's Family" (Shinninjin Oraisha).

Notes and References

1. According to the Hosohime no Mikoto section of the Dictionary of Ancient Japanese Clans and Personal Names, Popular Edition (Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 2010).