Princess Asuka Explained

Princess Asuka
Birth Date:Unknown
Spouse:Prince Osakabe
Father:Emperor Tenji

(died 700) was a Japanese princess during the Asuka Period.[1] She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji. Her mother was Lady Tachibana, whose father was Abe no Kurahashi Maro.

Although few episodes about her are recorded in the chronicles, she seemed to be a person of considerably high position, because it is recorded that, when she became ill, Empress Jitō visited her, and that Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, a famous poet in this period, produced a long lament poet for her when she died on the 4th day of the 4th month in 700.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Duthie, Torquil . Man'yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan . 2014-01-09 . BRILL . 978-90-04-26454-0 . en.