Soga no Kitashihime
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Soga no Kitashihime | |
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| Spouse(s) | Emperor Kinmei |
| Issue Empress Suiko, Emperor Yōmei, Imperial Prince Iso no Kami Be, Imperial Prince Sakurawi, Toneri no himemiko | |
| Father | Soga no Iname |
| Occupation | Consort |
Soga no Kitashihime (蘇我 堅塩媛) was a Japanese noblewoman and high lady, a daughter of Soga no Iname,[1] a high-ranking official. She was a consort of Emperor Kinmei of Japan.[2] Among her offspring were Emperor Yōmei, Empress Suiko and Princess Ōtomo.
Issue
[edit]Soga no Kitashihime gave birth to seven sons and six girls:
- Imperial Prince Oe or Ikebe (Emperor Yōmei); born 540
- Imperial Princess Ihane-hime or Ihakumo, Ise Virgin; had to resign her charge being convicted of intrigue with her half-brother Mubaragi
- Imperial Prince Atori
- Imperial Princess Nukatabe (Empress Suiko), born 553, died 626
- Imperial Prince Maroko
- Imperial Princess Ohoyake
- Imperial Prince Iso no Kami Be (Imigako)
- Imperial Prince Yamashiro
- Imperial Princess Ohotomo or Ohomata; born about 560; married her nephew Oshisako no Hikohito no Oe, son of Bidatsu
- Imperial Prince Sakurai
- Imperial Princess Katano
- Imperial Prince Tachibana Moto no Wakugo
- Imperial Princess Toneri, born about 565; died 603; married to her nephew Tame Toyora, son of Yōmei
The exact year of her death is unclear, but in February 612 a large funeral was held and she was re-interred in Emperor Kinmei's tumulus.
References
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- ^ Miyata, Nana (2012). Die Übernahme der chinesischen Kultur in Japans Altertum: kultureller Wandel im innen- und außenpolitischen Kontext (in German). LIT Verlag Münster. p. 57. ISBN 978-3-643-11329-0.
- ^ "Soga no Kitashihime". literarybibliography.eu. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
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