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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Father
- Jomei
- Mother
- Kōgyoku
- Sibling
- Tenji
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- Emperor of Japan
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Family
- Imperial House of Japan
- Conflict
- Jinshin War
- Image
- Emperor Tenmu.jpg
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- Commons category
- Emperor Tenmu
- date of birth
- 0631-00-00
- date of death
- 0686-10-01
- name in native language
- 天武天皇
- name in kana
- てんむ てんのう
- topic's main category
- Category:Emperor Tenmu
- ethnic group
- Japanese people
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.