Ikagashikome


Ikagashikome was a legendary concubine of Emperor Kōgen and Empress consort of Emperor Kaika. She is written as 伊香色謎 in Nihon Shoki, and is written as 伊迦賀色許売 in Kojiki.
She was the daughter of Ōhesoki. As a concubine of Emperor Kōgen, she gave birth of Prince Hikofutsu-oshi-no-makoto no mikoto, who is a father of Takenouchi no Sukune. After the death of Kōgen, she married Emperor Kaika and became Empress consort of him and mother of Emperor Sujin and Princess Mimatsu-hime. She was the empress dowager from the 1st year of Sujin.

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