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Tenmu, whose native name is 天武天皇, was a male ruler and Emperor of Japan. Born in 631, he was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the son of Emperor Jomei and Empress Kōgyoku. His siblings included Tenji and Hashihito. He was married to Jitō, Princess Ōta, Niitabe, and Princess Nukata. Their children included Prince Kusakabe, Princess Ōku, Prince Ōtsu, and Toneri-shinnō.
Tenmu participated in the Jinshin War. He died of natural causes on October 1, 0686. His son, Toneri Prince, was born in 676 and died in 735. Toneri Prince is associated with the works Nihon shoki and Yamato-bumi.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 676
- Died
- 735
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Nihon shoki
- Yamato-bumi
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 4
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Key facts
- Reign
- 673–686
- Predecessor
- Tenji Kōbun (disputed)
- Successor
- Jitō
- Born
- Ōama ( 大海人 ) , c. 630 , Asuka , Japan
- Died
- 686 (aged around 56), Asuka, Japan
- Burial
- Noguchi Ōbo Kofun [ ja ] , Asuka
- Spouse
- Ten consorts, including Princess Uno no Sarara (later Empress Jitō)
- Issue
- Princess Tōchi Prince Takechi Prince Kusakabe Princess Ōku Prince Ōtsu Prince Naga Prince Yuge Prince Toneri Princess Tajima Prince Niitabe Prince Hozumi Princess Ki Princess Tagata Prince Osakabe Princess Hatsusebe Prince Shiki Princess Taki Prince Kawashima (adopted) Prince Shiki (adopted)
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Encyclopedic overview
HouseImperial House of Japan FatherEmperor Jomei MotherEmpress Kōgyoku
Emperor Tenmu (also romanized Temmu, c. 630 – 686) was the 40th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. He was born Prince Ōama around 630, the son of Emperor Jomei and Princess Takara. Ruling from 673 to 686, during the Asuka period, his life is mainly documented by the chronicles Nihon Shoki and Kojiki, as well as the poetry collection Man'yōshū.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tenmu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.