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Emperor Tenmu
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Emperor Tenmu was the 40th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. The son of Emperor Jomei and Empress Kōgyoku, he was born Prince Ōama around 630. Ruling from 673 to 686,
Portrait from the book Shūko Jisshu, 1800
Portrait from the book Shūko Jisshu, 1800
The ruins of Tenmu's Kiyomihara palace in Asuka
The ruins of Tenmu's Kiyomihara palace in Asuka
Noguchi Ōbo Kofun [ja], the tomb (kofun) of Tenmu and Jitō in Asuka, Nara.
Noguchi Ōbo Kofun [ja], the tomb (kofun) of Tenmu and Jitō in Asuka, Nara.
Prince Ōtomo
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Prince Ōtomo, also known under the posthumous title Emperor Kōbun, was a Japanese noble who briefly ruled over the imperial court in 672, during the Jinshin War of the late Asuka period. He was born a
Emperor Tenmu
…life. During the rule of his elder brother Tenji, Ōama was ambiguously favored as his successor, but was gradually bypassed in favor of Tenji's son Prince Ōtomo. Tenji allegedly offered Ōama the throne during an illness in 671, but fearing a conspiracy against him, Ōama declined and left to serve as a monk at…
1894 illustration of Kōbun
1894 illustration of Kōbun
17th-century illustration of Ōtomo's father Naka no Ōe (later known as Emperor Tenji)
17th-century illustration of Ōtomo's father Naka no Ōe (later known as Emperor Tenji)