Prince Yuge (Japanese: 弓削皇子, d. August 21, 699) was a Japanese prince and waka poet.[1] He was the sixth son of Emperor Tenmu,[2] by Princess Ōe,[2] daughter of Emperor Tenji.[3] His full brother was Prince Naga.[3]

Prince Yuge
Prince of Japan
BornYuge
弓削皇子
DiedAugust 21, 669
FatherEmperor Tenmu
MotherŌe

Man'yōshū poems 111, 119, 120, 121, 122, 242, 1467 and 1608 are attributed to him.[4]

He died on the twenty-first day of the seventh month of the third year of Emperor Monmu's reign (August 21, 699).[3] He is one of the candidates for the Takamatsuzuka Tomb.[5]

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  1. ^ Daijirin 2006; Digital Daijisen 1998.
  2. ^ a b Nihon Jinmei Daijiten Plus 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Masubuchi 1994.
  4. ^ Nakanishi 1985, p. 281.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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