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Tenji

Emperor of Japan (626-672)

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Also known as Tenji-tennō · Emperor Tenji

Born: 626
Died: January 7, 672
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1.mcnbiografias.com/app-bio/do/show?key=tenchi-tenno
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Place of death: Ōmi Ōtsu Palace
Citizenship: Japan
Occupation: politician
, waka poet
Positions held: Emperor of Japan(0661–0672)
Spouse: Empress Yamato
, Soga no Ochi-no-iratsume
, Soga no Mei-no-iratsume
+5 more
Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese

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Emperor Tenji was the 38th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Initially known as Prince Kazuraki, and later Prince Naka no Ōe, he was the son of Emperor Jomei and Empress Kōgyoku. After his father's death in 641, the young Prince Naka entered into a succession dispute with another imperial prince, Yamashiro. To mediate, Empress Kōgyoku ascended the throne. Naka conspired with a group of aristocrats to assassinate the authoritarian minister Soga no Iruka in 645. After the assassination, Kōgyoku resigned as ruler and was succeeded by her brother, Emperor Kōtoku, who appointed Naka as his heir. However, after Kōtoku's death in 654, Kōgyoku reascended the throne as Empress Saimei. She died in 661 amid preparations for an expedition to Korea, where the forces of Tang China and Silla defeated those of Japan. Prince Naka did not immediately ascend to the throne, instead serving as regent for the following seven years.

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AAki no Ta no Kariho no Io no Toma o Arami Wa ga Koromode wa Tsuyu ni NuretsutsuEmperror Tenji's waka

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Sex or gender: male
Mother: Kōgyoku
Father: Jomei
Child: Princess Ōta
Jitō
Prince Takeru
Princess Minabe
Genmei
Princess Yamanobe
Princess Asuka
Niitabe
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Shiki no miko
Kōbun
Prince Kawashima
Abe no Miko
Aga no Hime Miko
Princess Ōe
Izumi
Minushi
Fujiwara no Fuhito kinship to subject: illegitimate child
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1.Stated in Ōkagami
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Family: Imperial House of Japan
Sibling: Hashihito
Prince Furuhito-no-Ōe
Tenmu
Name in native language: 天智天皇 name in kana: てんじてんのう, てんちてんのう
Place of burial: Gobyōno Kofun sourcing circumstances: presumably
Family name: none
Participant in: Isshi Incident
Taika Reform
Name in kana: てんじてんのう
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1.Stated in Japan SearchRetrieved 2021-03-20
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Writing language: Japanese
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired(August 18, 2025) applies to jurisdiction: worldwide

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