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
The ruins of Tenmu's Kiyomihara palace in Asuka
![Noguchi Ōbo Kofun [ja], the tomb (kofun) of Tenmu and Jitō in Asuka, Nara.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/NoguchiObo_TenmuJito-ryo_201909b.jpg/500px-NoguchiObo_TenmuJito-ryo_201909b.jpg)
Noguchi Ōbo Kofun [ja], the tomb (kofun) of Tenmu and Jitō in Asuka, Nara.
Emperor of Japan
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The Emperor of Japan is the hereditary monarch and head of state of Japan. The emperor is defined by the Constitution of Japan as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people,
Emperor Tenmu
…Emperor Tenmu (also romanized Temmu, c. 630 – 686) 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…
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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko seated in the Chamber of the House of Councillors of the National Diet, with members of the Imperial Family, the Cabinet, and Prime Minister Naoto Kan giving the government's speech in front of the assembled members of parliament (2010).
Utakai Hajime poetry competition, chaired by Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun (1950)
The first arrival of Emperor Meiji to Edo (1868)