January 7, 672(672-01-07) (aged 45–46) Ōmi no Miya (Shiga)
Burial
Yamashina no misasagi (山科陵) (Kyoto)
Spouse
Yamato Hime no Ōkimi
Issue among others...
Princess Ōta
Empress Jitō
Princess Minabe
Empress Genmei
Princess Yamanobe
Princess Asuka
Princess Niitabe
Princess Ōe
Princess Izumi
Princess Minushi
Emperor Kōbun
Posthumous name
Chinese-style shigō: Emperor Tenji (天智天皇)
Japanese-style shigō: Amenokotohirakasuwake no Sumeramikoto (天命開別天皇)
House
Yamato
Father
Emperor Jomei
Mother
Empress Kōgyoku
Emperor Tenji (天智天皇, Tenji-tennō, 626 – January 7, 672), known first as Prince Katsuragi (葛城皇子, Katsuragi no Ōji) and later as Prince Nakano Ōe (中大兄皇子, Nakano Ōe no Ōji) until his accession, was the 38th emperor of Japan who reigned from 668 to 671. He was the son of Emperor Jomei and Empress Kōgyoku (Empress Saimei), and his children included Empress Jitō, Empress Genmei, and Emperor Kōbun.
In 645, Tenji and Fujiwara no Kamatari defeated Soga no Emishi and Iruka. He established a new government and carried out political reforms. He then assumed real political power as the crown prince of both the Kōtoku and Saimei Emperors. Despite the death of Emperor Saimei, he did not accede to the throne for seven years, and came to the throne after the relocation of the capital to Ōmi in 668. He created Japan's first family register, the Kōgo Nenjaku, and the first code of law, the Ōmi Code.
EmperorTenji (天智天皇, Tenji-tennō, 626 – January 7, 672), known first as Prince Katsuragi (葛城皇子, Katsuragi no Ōji) and later as Prince Nakano Ōe (中大兄皇子...
the reign of his elder brother, EmperorTenji, Tenmu was forced to marry several of Tenji's daughters because Tenji thought those marriages would help...
(1123): Emperor Sutoku is said to have acceded to the throne (‘‘sokui’’). 1124 (Tenji 1, 2nd month): Former-Emperor Shirakawa and former-Emperor Toba went...
politician and aristocrat who, together with Prince Naka no Ōe (later EmperorTenji), carried out the Taika Reform. He was the founder of the Fujiwara clan...
her younger brother, Emperor Kōtoku, before eventually being inherited by two of his sons, EmperorTenji and Emperor Tenmu. Emperor Jomei's reign lasted...
The word Tenji can refer to several things in Japanese, including: Tenji (点字) is a system of Japanese Braille. EmperorTenji (天智天皇 Tenji Tennō) is the...
Japan has been ruled by emperors since antiquity. The sequence, order and dates of the early emperors are almost entirely based on the 8th-century Nihon...
Junior Second Rank Ietaka (従二位家隆) Retired Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽院) Retired Emperor Juntoku (順徳院) A poem by EmperorTenji about the hardships of farmers. Teika...
Paul Varley), p. 44. [A distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to EmperorTenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso...
288; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to EmperorTenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso...
to EmperorTenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi achieved senso and sokui in the same year, until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami...
Nakatomi no Kamatari (614–669) of the Nakatomi clan, was rewarded by EmperorTenji with the honorific "Fujiwara", which evolved as a surname for Kamatari...
his paternal cousin and maternal aunt, Princess Abe, the daughter of EmperorTenji. They had at least three children, Prince Karu, Princess Hidaka and...
year of the Yamato dynasty. The timespan is the same as the reign of EmperorTenji, which is traditionally considered to have been from 662 through 672...
prior to EmperorTenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami...
1933) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019. The era of his rule was...
known as Emperor Kasuga (春日宮天皇), was a member of the royal family in Japan during the Asuka period. He was the seventh son of EmperorTenji. Prince Shiki...
period of the Yamato state. It broke out in 672 following the death of EmperorTenji. The name refers to the jinshin (壬申) or ninth year of the sixty-year...
grandson of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō. He was the second son of Prince Kusakabe. Monmu's mother was Princess Abe, a daughter of EmperorTenji. Monmu's...
century. It is believed to record accurately the latter reigns of EmperorTenji, Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō. The Nihon Shoki focuses on the merits of...
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