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Prince Kusakabe

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Prince Kusakabe
Born662
DiedMay 10, 689 (aged 26–27)
SpousePrincess Abe(later Empress Genmei)
Issue
HouseKōshitsu
FatherEmperor Tenmu
MotherEmpress Jitō

Prince Kusakabe(Thảo bích hoàng tử,Kusakabe no miko,662 – May 10, 689)was a Japanese imperialcrown princefrom 681 until his death. He was the second son ofEmperor Tenmu.His mother was the empress Unonosarara, today known asEmpress Jitō.

Kusakabe was the sole child of his mother. According toNihon Shoki,in 681 he was appointed the crown prince. In the summer of 686 his father, Emperor Temmu, fell ill and gave the imperial authority to his wife Empress Jitō and the crown prince Kusakabe. After the death of his father, he surprisingly did not ascend to theChrysanthemum Throne.He led the funeral ceremony and the construction of Emperor Temmu's tomb but before the coronation, he died in 689 at the age of 28. He was posthumously titledEmperor Okanomiyagyou(Cương cung ngự vũ thiên hoàng,Okanomiyagyou Tennō).

The location of Prince Kusakabe's tomb is uncertain. Some suppose it to be inTakatori, Nara.

Prince Kusakabe married his paternal cousin and maternal aunt,Princess Abe,the daughter ofEmperor Tenji.They had at least three children, Prince Karu, Princess Hidaka and Princess Kibi. After his death, his mother Empress Jitō ascended to the throne. Later, Karu and Hidaka reigned asEmperor MonmuandEmpress Genshō.Asakura clan claimed to be from his lineage.

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  1. ^"Genealogy".Reichsarchiv(in Japanese).Retrieved27 January2018.