Takehaniyasubi-no-Mikoto

Japanese: 武埴安彦命 - たけはにやすびこのみこと

A character who appears in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. He is said to be the eighth emperor, the son of Emperor Kōgen and Haniyasuhime. In the Kojiki, he is written as Takehaniyasuhiko no Mikoto and Takehaniyasu no O. On the orders of Emperor Sujin, Ohiko went to Takashido (Echigo Province) and heard a poem composed by a mysterious girl that hinted at a plot to assassinate the emperor. He hurried back and told the emperor about it. The emperor said that his half-brother Takehaniyasu in Yamashiro Province was plotting a rebellion, and ordered Ohiko and Hikokunibuku no Mikoto, ancestor of Maruni no Omi, to defeat him. The Kojiki tells us that during the battle, Takehaniyasu's arrows missed anyone, but Hikokunibuku's arrow hit Takehaniyasu. The Nihon Shoki states that Takehaniyasu and his wife, Agatahime, raised armies and attempted to attack the capital from Yamashiro and Osaka, respectively, but both were defeated and killed by the government forces. This is likely an artificial device to emphasize that the rebellion ended in a complete failure.

(Takashi Sasaki)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

『古事記』『日本書紀』などに登場する人物。第8代と伝えられる孝元天皇と埴安媛の子。『古事記』では建波邇夜須毘古命,建波邇安王と書かれる。崇神天皇の命を受けて高志道(越国)へ赴いた大毘古は,不思議な少女が詠んだ,天皇殺害計画をほのめかす歌を聞き,急ぎ帰って天皇にそのことを告げた。天皇は山代国にいる異母兄のタケハニヤスが反逆を企てているのだといい,大毘古と丸邇臣の祖日子国夫玖命(ヒコクニブクノミコト)にこれの討伐を命じた。戦いのとき,タケハニヤスが放った矢は誰にも当たらなかったが,ヒコクニブクの放った矢はタケハニヤスに命中した,と『古事記』は伝える。『日本書紀』には,タケハニヤスとその妻吾田媛がそれぞれ挙兵して山背と大坂から都を襲おうとしたが,いずれも官軍に敗れて死んだとある。これは,反逆が完全な失敗に終わったことを強調するための造作だろう。

(佐佐木隆)

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