Oshihime
| Oshihime 押媛 | |
|---|---|
| Empress consort of Japan | |
| Tenure | 367 BC – 290 BC |
| Empress dowager of Japan | |
| Tenure | appointed in 290 BC |
| Spouse | Emperor Kōan |
| Issue | Prince Ōkibi no Morosusumi Emperor Kōrei |
| Father | Prince Amatarashikunioshihito |
Oshihime (押媛; Also known as Oshika-hime-no-mikoto (忍鹿比売命) in the Kojiki)[1] was empress consort of Japan, and later empress dowager from 367 BC to 290 BC and then 290 BC to an unknown date, respectively.[2][3]
Life
[edit]She was the daughter of Prince Amatarashikunioshihito and wife to Emperor Kōan, with whom she had two children. She was the Emperor's only wife, meaning he did not take concubines.[4][5][6] Emperor Kōan belongs to a group of Emperors, starting with Emperor Suizei known as the Kesshi-hachidai (Eight generations lacking history). As such, there is little more than genealogy available for both him and his wife, Oshihime.[6]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 日本人名大辞典+Plus, デジタル版. "押媛(おしひめ)とは？ 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ↑ Anston, p. 145 (Vol. 1)
- ↑ Anston, p. 146 (Vol. 1)
- ↑ Ponsonby, F. (1959) “The Imperial House of Japan.” Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society.
- ↑ Yasumaro. O, translated by Gustav Heldt. (2014) “Kojiki. An Account of Ancient Matters”. New York: Columbia University Press.
- 1 2 Aston. W.G. (1896) “Nihongi Volume 1: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD697”. Tuttle Publishing.
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gou_Flag.svg) Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD 1 individuals that were given the title of empress dowager posthumously 2 title removed in 896 due to a suspected affair with head priest of the Toko-ji Temple; title posthumously restored in 943 3 was made High Empress or de jure empress dowager during her husband's reign | |||||||||