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)