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Also known as Tenji-tennō, Emperor Tenji

Emperor of Japan (626-672)

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Tenji was a male politician and Emperor of Japan, born in 626. He was a member of the Imperial House of Japan, with parents Kōgyoku and Jomei. His siblings included Hashihito and Tenmu. Tenji was married to Empress Yamato and Princess Nukata, and his children were Princess Ōta, Jitō, Princess Minabe, and Genmei. He participated in the Isshi Incident and the Taika Reform.

Tenji died on 0672-01-07 at Ōmi Ōtsu Palace. He spoke and wrote in Japanese. His name in native language is 天智天皇, and in kana it is てんじ てんのう.

Synthesized by Vinony from 31 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1971
Works
4

Top works

  • Pasupōto-gaku
  • Imin ga yatte kita
  • Sekai ni okeru mukokusekisha no jinken to shien
  • Ekkyō to aidentifikēshon

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
42
Total plays
296

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Key facts

Reign
661–672
Predecessor
Saimei
Successor
Kōbun
Born
Kazuraki ( 葛城 ) , 626
Died
January 7, 672 (672-01-07) (aged 45–46), Ōmi no Miya (Shiga)
Burial
Yamashina no misasagi (山科陵) (Kyoto)
Spouse
Yamato Hime no Ōkimi
Issue among others
Princess Ōta Empress Jitō Princess Minabe Empress Genmei Princess Yamanobe Princess Asuka Princess Niitabe Princess Ōe Princess Izumi Princess Minushi Emperor Kōbun

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Encyclopedic overview

HouseImperial House of Japan FatherEmperor Jomei MotherEmpress Kōgyoku

Emperor Tenji (天智天皇, Tenji-tennō; 626 – January 7, 672), known first as Prince Katsuragi (葛城皇子, Katsuragi no Ōji) and later as Prince Naka no Ōe (中大兄皇子, Naka no Ōe no Ōji) 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 (Empress Saimei), and his children included Empress Jitō, Empress Genmei, and Emperor Kōbun.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tenji” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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