Princess Ōe Explained

(died 699) was a Japanese princess who lived during the Asuka period. She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji.^[1] Her mother was Lady Shikobuko (色夫古娘), daughter of Oshiumi no Miyakko Otatsu (忍海造小竜). Ōe's siblings included Prince Kawashima and Princess Izumi.

Ōe married Emperor Tenmu and gave birth to two sons: Prince Naga and Prince Yuge.^{[2] [3]} After Emperor Tenmu's death, they were qualified to become the next Emperor, but neither did.

Notes and References

1. Book: 等, 大伴家持 . 萬葉集: 369首日本國民心靈的不朽和歌 . 2023-03-15 . 讀書共和國╱黑體文化 . 978-626-7263-14-3 . en.
2. Web site: 第２版 . 朝日日本歴史人物事典,デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus,精選版 日本国語大辞典,デジタル大辞泉,世界大百科事典 . 弓削皇子とは . 2023-01-10 . コトバンク . ja.
3. Book: Duthie, Torquil . Man'yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan . 2014-01-09 . BRILL . 978-90-04-26454-0 . en.