Soga no Kitashihime

Soga no Kitashihime
蘇我 堅塩媛
BurialFebruary 612
Umeyama Kofun [ja] (reburied here under the reign of Empress Suiko)
SpouseEmperor Kinmei
IssueEmperor Yōmei
Ihane-hime
Prince Atori
Empress Suiko
Prince Maroko
Princess Ohoyake
Prince Iso no Kami Be
Prince Yamashiro
Princess Ohotomo
Prince Sakurai
Princess Katano
Prince Tachibana Moto no Wakugo
Princess Toneri
HouseSoga clan
FatherSoga no Iname
OccupationConsort to Emperor Kinmei

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 was the Emperor Yōmei, and Japan's first female emperor, Empress Suiko.

Issue

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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, Saiō prior to the establishment of the Saikū system by Emperor Tenmu; 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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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Soga no Kitashihime". literarybibliography.eu. Retrieved 2024-08-30.