Emperor Kinmei was the 29th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign is said to have spanned the years from 539 to 571. Some historians regard Kinmei as the first historically verifiable Japanese emperor.
Emperor Bidatsu was the 30th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Yōmei was the 31st Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Sushun was the 32nd Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Empress Suiko was the 33rd monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Empress Kōgyoku, also known as Empress Saimei, was the 35th and 37th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Kōtoku was the 36th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Tenji, known first as Prince Katsuragi and later as Prince Nakano Ōe until his accession, was the 38th emperor of Japan who reigned from 668 to 671. He was the son of Emperor Jomei and Empress Kōgyoku, and his children included Empress Jitō, Empress Genmei, and Emperor Kōbun.
Emperor Tenmu was the 40th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from 673 until his death in 686.
Emperor Yūryaku was the 21st Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He is remembered as a patron of sericulture.
Emperor Ninken was the 24th legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 4 February 488 to 9 September 498.
Emperor Keitai was the 26th legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Senka was the 28th legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Jomei was the 34th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
The Kojiki, also sometimes read as Furukotofumi or Furukotobumi, is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami (神), and the Japanese imperial line. It is claimed in its preface to have been composed by Ō no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Genmei in the early 8th century (711–712), and thus is usually considered to be the oldest extant literary work in Japan.
Prince Shōtoku, also known as Prince Umayado or Prince Kamitsumiya, was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was the son of Emperor Yōmei and his consort, Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, who was also Yōmei's younger half-sister. But later, he was adopted by Prince Shōtoken. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan and also he was involved in the defeat of the rival Mononobe clan. The primary source of the life and accomplishments of Prince Shōtoku comes from the Nihon Shoki. The Prince is renowned for modernizing the government administration and for promoting Buddhism in Japan. He also had two different families that fought over his custody.
Princess Ōe was a Japanese princess who lived during the Asuka period. She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji. 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.
The Soga–Mononobe conflict was a political and military dispute that took place in Japan during the Asuka period between the pro-Shinto Mononobe clan, led by Mononobe no Moriya, and the pro-Buddhist Soga clan, led by Soga no Umako, which would eventually emerge victorious.
Princess Ishi-hime was Empress of Japan as the consort of Emperor Kinmei.
Oshisaka no Ōnakatsuhime was Empress of Japan as the consort of Emperor Ingyō. In the Nihon Shoki, she has a younger sister named Otohime who becomes estranged with her husband.
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