Oshihime

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]

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 [ja]

Life

She was the daughter of Prince Amatarashikunioshihito and wife to Emperor Kōan. She bore him two children, and 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]

Family tree

v t e Genealogy of early Japanese emperors and empresses

Nunakawahime[7] Ōkuninushi[8][9]: 278  (Ōnamuchi)[10] Kamotaketsunumi no Mikoto[11] Kotoshironushi[12][13] Tamakushi-hime[11] Takeminakata[14][15] Susa Clan[16] 1 Jimmu[17] 1Himetataraisuzu-hime[17] Kamo no Okimi[12][18] Mirahime [ja] 2 Suizei[19][20][21][22][23][24] 2Isuzuyori-hime[22][23][24][18][25] Kamuyaimimi[19][20][21] 3 Annei[26][12][22][23][24] 〔Ō clan[27][28]〕 〔Aso clan[29]〕 3 Nunasokonakatsu-hime[30][12] Kamo clan Takakuraji Miwa clan 4 Itoku[26][12] Ikisomimi no mikoto [ja][26] Ame no Murakumo [ja] 4Amonotoyototsu-hime[26] Amaoshio no mikoto [ja] 5 Emperor Kōshō[26][12][31] 5Yosotarashi-hime[12] Okitsu Yoso [ja] 6 Emperor Kōan[12] Prince Ameoshitarashi [ja][31] Owari clan 6Oshihime[12][31] 〔Wani clan〕[32] 7 Emperor Kōrei[33][12][31][34] 7Kuwashi-hime[34] 8 Emperor Kōgen[35][34] 8Utsushikome[35] Princess Yamato Totohi Momoso[33] Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto[36] Wakatakehiko [ja] 9Ikagashikome[a] [38][39] Hikofutsuoshi no Makoto no Mikoto [ja][39] 9 Emperor Kaika[35] Prince Ōhiko[40] 〔Kibi clan〕 Yanushi Otake Ogokoro no Mikoto [ja][39] 10 Emperor Sujin[41][42] 10Mimaki-hime[43] 〔Abe clan〕[40] Takenouchi no Sukune[39] 11 Emperor Suinin[44][45] 11Saho-hime[46] 12Hibasu-hime[47] Yasaka Iribiko[48][49][50] Toyosukiiri-hime [ja][51] Nunaki-iri-hime [ja][33] Yamatohime-no-mikoto[52] 〔Katsuragi clan〕 13Harima no Inabi no Ōiratsume 12 Emperor Keiko[45][47] 14Yasakairi-hime[48][49][50] Otoyo no mikoto [ja] Futaji Irihime[53] Yamato Takeru[54][55] Miyazu-hime Takeinadane [ja] Ioki Iribiko 13Emperor Seimu[54][55] 14Emperor Chūai[54][55] [56] 15Empress Jingū[57] Homuda Mawaka 15Emperor Ōjin[57] 16Nakatsuhime[58][59][60] 16Emperor Nintoku[61]

Notes

1. There are two ways this name is transcribed: "Ika-gashiko-me" is used by Tsutomu Ujiya, while "Ika-shiko-me" is used by William George Aston.^[37]