Mimaki-hime explained

Consort:	yes
Mimaki-hime
Succession:	Empress consort of Japan
Reign:	97–29 BC
Succession1:	Empress dowager of Japan
Reign1:	appointed in 29 BC
Spouse:	Emperor Sujin

Mimaki-hime (御間城姫) was the legendary empress consort of Japan from 97 BC to 29 BC, and then empress dowager from 29 BC according to traditional dates.^{[1] [2]}

Life

The Nihon Shoki mentions her children as Emperor Suinin, Izanomawaka, Kunikatahime, Chijitsukuyamatohime, and Yamatohiko,^{[3] [4] [5]} whereas in the Kojiki she has another child named Igahime. The Nihon Shoki also states that she had her children with Emperor Sujin before her ascension as empress consort.^[6] While the Nihon Shoki does not give a name for her father, the Kojiki gives her father's name as .^[7]

Notes and References

1. Anston, p. 150 (Vol. 1)
2. Anston, p. 165 (Vol. 1)
3. Aston. W.G. (1896) “Nihongi Volume 1: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD697”. Tuttle Publishing.
4. Yasumaro. O, translated by Gustav Heldt. (2014) “Kojiki. An Account of Ancient Matters”. New York: Columbia University Press.
5. Chamberlain, B. H. (1932) “Translation of the Kojiki.” Kobe: J.L. Thompson & Co.
6. Web site: Mimakihime • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史 . 2024-03-10 . . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史 . en-GB.
7. Ponsonby, F. (1959) “The Imperial House of Japan.” Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society.