Hikomasu-no-Mikoto

Japanese: 彦坐命 - ひこいますのみこと

He is said to be the son of Emperor Kaika. In the entry for January of the 6th year of the Kaika era in the Nihon Shoki, it appears that he took Ubatsuhime, the younger sister of Hahatsu no Mikoto, the distant ancestor of Wani no Omi, as his wife, and gave birth to Mikoto. In the entry for October of the 5th year of the Suinin era, it is said that Prince Taniwa no Chinushi, the father of Hibasuhime no Mikoto, who was recommended as the wife of Emperor Suinin, was the son of Hikoza no Mikoto. The Kojiki records him as King Hikoza no O, and states that Emperor Kaika married Okitsuhime, the younger sister of Hikokunioketsu no Omi, the ancestor of the Maruniomi clan, and gave birth to a king.It also records a detailed genealogy of the kings, such as saying that the king married Okinaga no Mizuyorihime, the daughter of Ame-no-Mikage no Kami, worshipped by Mikami no Hafuri of Kintanmi, and gave birth to King Tamba Hikotatasumichinoushi and others.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

開化天皇の皇子とされる人物。《日本書紀》開化6年正月条に，和珥臣（わにのおみ）の遠祖の姥津（ははつ）命の妹の姥津媛を妃とし，命を生んだとみえる。垂仁5年10月条には，垂仁天皇の妃に推された日葉酢媛（ひばすひめ）命らの父丹波道主（たにわのちぬし）王は彦坐命の子とある。《古事記》には日子坐王と記し，開化天皇が丸邇臣の祖日子国意祁都（ひこくにおけつ）命の妹意祁都比売命に娶（みあ）い，王を生んだとあり，王が近淡海の御上祝（みかみのはふり）がまつる天の御影神の女息長水依比売（おきながのみずよりひめ）に娶い，丹波日子多々須美知能宇斯（ひこたたすみちのうし）王らを生んだとするなど，王の詳細な系譜を記している。

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