Princess Minabe

Princess Minabe
Princess Minabe
Spouse	Prince Takechi
Issue	Prince Nagaya; Prince Suzuka
Father	Emperor Tenji
Mother	Soga no Mei-no-iratsume

Princess Minabe (御名部皇女, Minabe no himemiko) (? – ?) was a member of the royal family in Japan during the Asuka period. She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji. Her mother was Lady Mei (姪娘), daughter of Soga no Kurayamada no Ishikawa no Maro (蘇我倉山田石川麻呂). She was the elder sister of Princess Abe.[1]

She married Prince Takechi and had two sons: Prince Nagaya and Prince Suzuka.[2][3] The two princes were successful in Japan's aristocratic society several decades later.

References

The Manyosu Translated and Annotated Book 1. Brill Archive. p. 219.
Ebersole, Gary L. (2020-09-01). Ritual Poetry and the Politics of Death in Early Japan. Princeton University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-691-21829-8.
Farris, William Wayne (1998-05-01). Sacred Texts and Buried Treasures: Issues in the Historical Archaeology of Ancient Japan. University of Hawaii Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-8248-2030-5.

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[1] The Manyosu Translated and Annotated Book 1. Brill Archive. p. 219.

[2] Ebersole, Gary L. (2020-09-01). Ritual Poetry and the Politics of Death in Early Japan. Princeton University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-691-21829-8.

[3] Farris, William Wayne (1998-05-01). Sacred Texts and Buried Treasures: Issues in the Historical Archaeology of Ancient Japan. University of Hawaii Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-8248-2030-5.