Princess Yamanobe

Princess Yamanobe (山辺皇女, Yamanobe no himemiko) (? - October 25, 686 (the 3rd Day of the 10th Month of the Shuchō 1)) lived during the Asuka Period. She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji. Her mother was Lady Hitachi, whose father was Soga no Akae.

She married Prince Ōtsu, and when he was executed in 686, she ran out of her house in bare feet with hair disheveled, and killed herself. It is said that people watching her death sobbed with sorrow.

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