About Empress Yamato
Born 650. Empress Yamato was a Japanese poet and writer.
Yamato Hime no Ōkimi (倭姫王) was a poet and Empress of Japan, as the wife of her paternal uncle Emperor Tenji. This marriage produced no children. She was a granddaughter of Emperor Jomei (舒明天皇) and Soga no Hote-no-iratsume (蘇我法提郎女), through their son Prince Furuhito-no-Ōe (古人大兄皇子).
Her poetry is collected in the (万葉集), the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry believed to have been collected by Ōtomo no Yakamochi (大伴 家持). After the death of her husband in 671, she wrote a song of mourning about him.
She is believed to have served as a ruler in the interregnum between her husband's death and the ascension of the next emperor.
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Who was Empress Yamato?
Japanese empress
When was Empress Yamato born?
Empress Yamato was born in 650.
What was Empress Yamato's occupation?
Empress Yamato was a poet and writer.
What nationality was Empress Yamato?
Empress Yamato was Japanese.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Yamato Hime no Ōkimi
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