Princess Tsukishine


Princess Tsukishine was a Japanese princess and daughter of Prince Shōtoku during the Asuka period. She married her half brother, Prince Yamashiro.

Life

She was born to Prince Shōtoku and a concubine named.
She is quoted once in the Nihon Shoki under the reign of Empress Kōgyoku after the Soga clan employed relatives of Prince Shōtoku to work on their ancestral tombs;
In 643 Soga no Iruka sent,, and 100 soldiers to Prince Yamashiro's residence,, in order to assassinate him. Ultimately Yamashiro committed suicide. It is believed that Prince Yamashiro's family, including his wife also killed themselves.

Genealogy

Parents
  • Father: Prince Shōtoku
  • Mother: 膳大郎女, d. April 7, 622)
Husband and children
  • Prince Yamashiro, husband and half brother
  • * Son:
  • * Son: Prince Maro
  • * Son:
  • * Daughter: Princess Sasa
  • * Daughter: Princess Mishima
  • * Son: Prince Kouka
  • * Son: Prince Owari