Uji no Waki ​​Iratsuko - Uji no Waki ​​Iratsuko

Date of birth and death unknown. Crown prince of Emperor Ojin. His mother was Miyanushiyakahime (Yakawaehime in the Kojiki), the wife of Hifure no Omi, ancestor of Wani no Omi. He studied various classics under Achiki, who came from Baekje, and Wani, who came to Japan afterwards, and was said to have been fully versed in them. The Emperor loved Uji, the younger brother of his eldest son Oyamamori no Mikoto, and his middle son Osasagi no Mikoto, and tried to make him his successor. After the Emperor's death, Uji tried to pass the throne to Osasagi, and they tried to pass it on to each other, but in the meantime, Oyamamori, who was aiming for the throne, was killed by Osasagi. Uji committed suicide and handed the throne over to Oji, who then ascended to the throne as Emperor Nintoku.

[Kenichi Yokota]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

生没年不詳。応神(おうじん)天皇の皇太子。母は和珥臣(わにのおみ)の祖日触使主(ひふれのおみ)の女宮主宅媛(むすめみやぬしやかひめ)（『古事記』では矢河枝比売(やかわえひめ)）。百済(くだら)から来朝した阿直岐(あちき)、ついで渡来した王仁(わに)についてもろもろの典籍を学び、通達せざるなしといわれた。天皇は長子大山守命(おおやまもりのみこと)、中子大鷦鷯尊(おおささぎのみこと)よりも弟の菟道を愛し、後嗣(こうし)にしようとした。天皇の崩後、菟道は大鷦鷯に位を譲ろうとし、互いに譲り合い、その間、位をねらう大山守を大鷦鷯が殺した。菟道は自殺して大鷦鷯に譲ったため、大鷦鷯が仁徳(にんとく)天皇として即位した。

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