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Niigasa (高野 新笠, ca. 720 – 790) was a
concubine of
Emperor Kōnin of ****an and the
mother of
Emperor Kanmu. Her full name was
Takano no
Asomi Niigasa (高野朝臣...
- to the
Shoku Nihongi (続日本紀), Yamabe's mother,
Yamato no
Niigasa (later
called Takano no
Niigasa), was a 10th
generation descendant of
Muryeong of Baekje...
- the
mother of
Emperor Kammu [
Niigasa] was of the line of King
Muryong of Baekje."
According to the
Shoku Nihongi,
Niigasa was a
descendant of
Prince Junda...
- the
fifth son of
Prince Shirakabe (later
Emperor Kōnin), by
Takano no
Niigasa. In 781 he was
named heir-presumptive
after his
elder brother succeeded...
- heir right,
Prince Yamabe was
named heir. His
mother Takano no
Niigasa, née
Yamato no
Niigasa, was a
descendant of King
Muryeong of Baekje.
Since her clan...
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Emperor Kōnin's concubines,
Takano no
Niigasa (高野新笠, ?–790), was a
descendant of
Prince Junda.
Takano no
Niigasa gave
birth to
Emperor Kanmu. Her father...
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Takano clan (高野氏) –
cadet branch of
Yamato clan,
famous for
Takano no
Niigasa.
Yamatonoaya clan (東漢氏) –
descended from Achi no omi.
Akizuki clan (秋月氏)...
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dowager of ****an 823–833 Succeeded by
Princess Seishi Preceded by
Takano no
Niigasa (granted
title posthumously)
Grand empress dowager of ****an 833–850 Succeeded by...
- line.
According to the
Shoku Nihongi,
Emperor Kanmu's mother,
Takano no
Niigasa (720 – 790) is a
descendant of
Prince Junda, son of Muryeong, who died...
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According to the
Shoku Nihongi (続日本紀),
Yamato no Fubito's
relative (Takano no
Niigasa) was a 10th-generation
descendant of King
Muryeong of
Baekje who was chosen...
