Princess Niitabe

Princess Niitabe (新田部皇女, Niitabe no himemiko) (died 699) was a daughter of Emperor Tenji in Japan during the Asuka Period.[1] Her mother was Lady Tachibana, whose father was Abe no Kurahashi Maro. Her elder sister was Princess Asuka.

She was a consort (妃, Hi) of Emperor Tenmu. One of her sons, Prince Toneri, was promoted in the Imperial Court.

References
  1. Ko, Dorothy; Haboush, JaHyun Kim; Piggott, Joan R.; Piggott, Joan (2003-08-28). Women and Confucian Cultures in Premodern China, Korea, and Japan. University of California Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-520-23138-2.
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