Prince Shiki

Posthumous name
	春日かすが宮みや御宇ぎょう天皇てんのう; Emperor Kasuga

Prince Shiki
Prince Shiki
Born	Unknown
Died	1 September 716; Japan
Spouse	Princess Taki; Ki no Tochihime
Issue	Prince Kasuga; Prince Yuhara; Imperial Princess Namba; Prince Shirakabe; Prince Enai; Prince Ichi; Princess Kaijō; Princess Kinunui; Princess Sakaibe;
Posthumous name
Posthumous name
	春日かすが宮みや御宇ぎょう天皇てんのう; Emperor Kasuga
Father	Emperor Tenji
Mother	Koshi-no-michi no Iratsume

Prince Shiki (志貴しき皇子おうじ, Shiki-no-miko, died 1 September 716), posthumously known as Emperor Kasuga (春日かすが宮みや天皇てんのう), was a member of the royal family in Japan during the Asuka period. He was the seventh son of Emperor Tenji.^[1] Prince Shiki led a life devoted to cultural fields such as waka poetry, rather than to politics. However, after his death, his sixth son, Prince Shirakabe married Princess Inoe and was supported by many ministers to ascend the throne.

He was buried in Tawara Nishi tomb of the Imperial Mausoleum in Nara.

Family

Parents

Father: Emperor Tenji (天智天皇てんぢてんのう, 626 – January 7, 672)
Mother: Court Lady Koshi-no-michi no Iratsume (越道こえどう伊い羅ら都みやこ売うり)

Consort and issue(s):

Consort (Hi): Princess Taki (託たく基もと皇女おうじょ/多紀たき皇女おうじょ, d. 25 February 751), daughter of Emperor Tenmu
- Son: Prince Kasuga (春日かすが王おう, d. 2 June 745)
- Son: Prince Yuhara (湯原ゆはら王おう)
Concubine: Ki no Tochihime (紀きの橡とち姫ひめ, d. 21 October 709),^[2] daughter of Ki no Shite (紀きの諸人もろびと)
- Daughter: Imperial Princess Nanba (難波なんば内親王ないしんのう, d. 3 November 773)
- Son: Prince Shirakabe (白壁しらかべ王おう, 18 November 708 – 11 January 782 ), later Emperor Kōnin
Concubine: Unknown women
- Son: Prince Enai (榎井えのい王おう)
- Son: Prince Ichi (壱いち志こころざし王おう)
- Daughter: Princess Kaijō (海上かいじょう女王じょおう)^[3]^{[circular reference]}
- Daughter: Princess Kinunui (衣ころも縫ぬい内親王ないしんのう, d. 12 August 772)
- Daughter: Imperial Princess Sakaibe (坂さか合ごう部ぶ内親王ないしんのう, d. 27 June 778)^[4]

Poems

Prince Shiki wrote many poems during his lifetime. Below are two examples of his work.

A poem composed by Prince Shiki after he moved from Asakura Palace to Fujiwara Palace.^[5]

Uneme no/Sode fukikaesu /
Asukakaze/Miyako o tōmi/Itazura nu fuku.

Winds of Asuka
Blowing back the weaving sleeves
Of palaces women—
Now the capital is far,
And you blow in vain.

A Poem composed by Prince Shiki when he visited Naniwa Palace (706)^[5]

Ashibe yuku/Kamo no hagai ni/Shimi furite/Samuke yūke wa/Yamato shi omōyu

In among the reeds
Go to mallards through the frost
Falling on their wings:
Cold twilight, the still hour
Of longing for Yamato.

References

^ Nihon Shoki, 霊れい亀かめ2年ねん8月がつ11日にち条じょうによる。
^ デジタル版ばん日本人にっぽんじん名めい大だい辞典じてん+Plus「紀きの橡とち姫ひめ」
^ 本朝ほんちょう皇すめらぎ胤たね紹運録ろく
^ Nihon Shoki, 宝亀ほうき9年ねん5月がつ27日にち条じょう
^ ^a ^b Edwin A. Cranston (1998). The Gem-Glistening Cup,Volumul 1 din A Waka Anthology. Stanford University Press. pp. 466–469. ISBN 0804731578.

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[1] Nihon Shoki, 霊れい亀かめ2年ねん8月がつ11日にち条じょうによる。

[2] デジタル版ばん日本人にっぽんじん名めい大だい辞典じてん+Plus「紀きの橡とち姫ひめ」

[3] 本朝ほんちょう皇すめらぎ胤たね紹運録ろく

[4] Nihon Shoki, 宝亀ほうき9年ねん5月がつ27日にち条じょう

[:0-5] Edwin A. Cranston (1998). The Gem-Glistening Cup,Volumul 1 din A Waka Anthology. Stanford University Press. pp. 466–469. ISBN 0804731578.

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