Prince Anahobe - Prince Anahobe

Japanese: 穴穂部皇子 - あなほべのみこ

Year of death: 7th June 587 (17th July 587)
Year of birth: Unknown
A member of the imperial family in the late 6th century. He was the son of Emperor Kinmei and Soga no Iname's daughter, Onoe no Kimi. Prince Shotoku's birth mother, Princess Anahobe no Otohito, and Prince Totsube (later Emperor Sushun) were siblings from the same mother. After the death of Emperor Bidatsu, he proclaimed his intention to succeed the throne and tried to break into Bidatsu's funeral palace, but was stopped by Bidatsu's favorite, Miwa Saka, who became angry and said, "Why should I serve in the garden of the dead king and not in the garden of the living king?" He then tried to break into the funeral palace again, but was once again turned away, so he ordered Omi no Moriya to kill Saka. After the death of the next Emperor Yomei, he gained Moriya's support and again sought the throne, but was killed by the minister Soga no Umako along with Prince Yakatabe. There is a theory that this prince is the person buried in the Fujinoki Kofun in Ikaruga Town, Nara Prefecture.

(Mitsuo Toyama)

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Japanese:

没年：用明2.6.7(587.7.17)
生年：生年不詳
6世紀後半の皇族。欽明天皇と蘇我稲目の娘小姉君の子。聖徳太子の生母の穴穂部間人皇女と泊瀬部皇子(のちの崇峻天皇)は同母の姉弟。敏達天皇の死後,大王位継承を広言し,敏達の殯宮に押し入ろうとしたが,敏達の寵臣三輪逆にはばまれ,「何故,死王の庭に事へ,生王の所に事へざらむや」と怒った。その後,再度殯宮への乱入を企てたが,またもや逆に退けられたので,大連物部守屋に命じ逆を殺させた。次の用明天皇の死後,守屋の支持をとりつけ,再び大王位を窺ったが,大臣蘇我馬子により,宅部皇子と共に殺された。奈良県斑鳩町の藤ノ木古墳の被葬者はこの皇子だとする説がある。

(遠山美都男)

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