Princess Kitashi

Japanese: 堅塩媛 - きたしひめ

Empress of Emperor Kinmei in the second half of the 6th century. Date of birth and death unknown. Daughter of Soga no Iname. Along with her full sister Onikimi, she became the emperor's empress, and gave birth to many sons and daughters, playing a major role in establishing the Soga clan's position as the family's maternal relatives. She gave birth to a total of seven sons and six daughters, including Prince Sakurai, who became the maternal grandfather of Emperors Yomei, Suiko, and Kogyoku; Princess Iwakuma, who was relieved of her duties as attendant at Ise because she was married to her half-brother Prince Ibaraki; and Princess Toneri, who became the wife of Emperor Yomei's son Prince Taima. In 612 (the 20th year of the reign of Suiko), she was reburied at Emperor Kinmei's Hinokuma Sakago Mausoleum. [Katsuura Reiko]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

6世紀後半，欽明天皇妃。生没年不詳。蘇我稲目の女。同母妹小姉君とともに天皇の妃となり，多くの男女を生み蘇我氏が外戚としての地位を築く上で大きな役割をはたした。用明天皇，推古天皇，皇極天皇の母方の祖父となる桜井皇子，異母兄茨城皇子に姧されたとして伊勢に侍す任を解かれた磐隈皇女，用明天皇の子当麻皇子の妻となる舎人皇女などを含め計7男6女を生む。612年(推古20)に欽明天皇の檜隈坂合陵に改葬された。【勝浦令子】

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