Prince Yuge

Japanese: 弓削皇子 - ゆげのみこ

Year of death: 21st July 699 (21st August 699)
Year of birth: Unknown
A member of the imperial family in the late 7th century. The son of Emperor Tenmu and Emperor Tenchi's daughter, Princess Oe. The sixth prince. His younger brother was Prince Naga. According to the biography of Prince Kazuno in the Kaifu-mo, after the death of Emperor Tenmu's first son, Prince Takichi (696), Prince Yuge argued for the succession of the throne by brothers at the meeting of ministers to select the crown prince, but was defeated by Prince Kazuno and others who supported the succession by Prince Karu, the son of Prince Kusakabe (whose mother later became Empress Jito), who argued that succession by brothers would cause chaos. Prince Karu later became Emperor Mommu.

(Toru Masubuch)

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

Japanese:

没年：文武3.7.21(699.8.21)
生年：生年不詳
7世紀後半の皇族。天武天皇と天智天皇の娘大江皇女の子。第6皇子。同母弟に長皇子。『懐風藻』所収の葛野王伝によれば,天武天皇の第1皇子高市皇子の死(696)後,弓削皇子は皇太子を選ぶ群臣会議で兄弟による皇位継承を主張したが,兄弟による継承は乱の原因になると主張し,草壁皇子(母がのちの持統天皇)の子軽皇子による継承を支持する葛野王らに敗れた。軽皇子はのちの文武天皇。

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