Princess Nukata
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Princess Nukata (額田王, Nukata no Ōkimi, dates unknown, possibly fl. 630–690), also spelled Nukada, was a Japanese poet of the Asuka period.
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The daughter of Prince Kagami [ja] and supposed younger sister of Princess Kagami, Nukata became Emperor Tenmu's favorite wife and bore him a daughter, Princess Tōchi (who would become Emperor Kōbun's consort).[1][2]
A legend claims that she later became consort to Emperor Tenji, Emperor Tenmu's elder brother, but there is no evidence to support this claim.