Princess Tsukishine (舂米女王; also known as Princess Kamitsumiya no Iratsume no Miko (上宮大娘姫王)) was a Japanese princess and daughter of Prince Shōtoku during the Asuka period. She married her half brother, Prince Yamashiro.
Life She was born to Prince Shōtoku and a concubine named .
She is quoted once in the Nihon Shoki under the reign of Empress Kōgyoku after the Soga clan employed relatives of Prince Shōtoku to work on their ancestral tombs;
Nihon Shoki entry for the first year of Empress Kōgyoku
In 643 Soga no Iruka sent , , and 100 soldiers to Prince Yamashiro's residence, , in order to assassinate him.Nihon Shoki entry for the second year of Empress Kōgyoku Ultimately Yamashiro committed suicide. It is believed that Prince Yamashiro's family, including his wife also killed themselves.
Genealogy Parents Father: Prince Shōtoku (聖徳太子, February 7, 574 – April 8, 622) Mother: 膳大郎女, d. April 7, 622) Husband and childrenJōgū_Shōtoku_Hōō_Teisetsu Prince Yamashiro, husband and half brother Son: (難波王; ? - after 692) Son: Prince Maro (麻呂古王; ? - ?) Son: (弓削王; d. January 5, 644) Daughter: Princess Sasa (佐々女王; ? - ?) Daughter: Princess Mishima (三嶋女王; ? - ?) Son: Prince Kouka (甲可王; ? - ?) Son: Prince Owari (尾治王; ? - ?)
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