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| − | *''Died: [[686]]'' | + | *''Died: [[686]]/10/3'' |
*''Japanese'': 大津皇子 ''(Ootsu no miko)'' | *''Japanese'': 大津皇子 ''(Ootsu no miko)'' | ||
| − | Ôtsu-no-miko was an Imperial Prince, the son of [[Emperor Temmu]]. | + | Ôtsu-no-miko was an Imperial Prince, the son of [[Emperor Temmu]]. In [[686]], a few weeks after his father's death, he was arrested along with thirty of his compatriots on accusations of plotting rebellion, and was executed on the shores of the [[Iware Pond]], a site associated with [[Emperor Yomei|Emperor Yômei]]. Just before his death, he is said to have tearfully composed a poem reading "This is my last chance to see the ducks singing in the Iware Pond as I am destined to die today."<ref>Translation by Mainichi Shimbun; original text provided as 「ももづたふ 磐余の池に鳴く鴨（かも）を 今日のみ見てや 雲隠りなむ」。</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *Reischauer, Robert Karl. ''Early Japanese History (c. 40 BC - AD 1167)''. Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1967. pp159-160. | ||
*"[http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20111216p2a00m0na013000c.html Site excavated in Nara may be remains of pond mentioned in ancient history records]." Mainichi Shimbun. 16 December 2011. | *"[http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20111216p2a00m0na013000c.html Site excavated in Nara may be remains of pond mentioned in ancient history records]." Mainichi Shimbun. 16 December 2011. | ||
*"[http://mainichi.jp/enta/art/news/20111216ddm041040072000c.html 堤跡：古代史の舞台「磐余池」か ６世紀後半－－奈良・橿原]." Mainichi Shimbun. 16 December 2011. | *"[http://mainichi.jp/enta/art/news/20111216ddm041040072000c.html 堤跡：古代史の舞台「磐余池」か ６世紀後半－－奈良・橿原]." Mainichi Shimbun. 16 December 2011. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:47, 17 December 2011
- Died: 686/10/3
- Japanese: 大津皇子 (Ootsu no miko)
Ôtsu-no-miko was an Imperial Prince, the son of Emperor Temmu. In 686, a few weeks after his father's death, he was arrested along with thirty of his compatriots on accusations of plotting rebellion, and was executed on the shores of the Iware Pond, a site associated with Emperor Yômei. Just before his death, he is said to have tearfully composed a poem reading "This is my last chance to see the ducks singing in the Iware Pond as I am destined to die today."[1]
References
- Reischauer, Robert Karl. Early Japanese History (c. 40 BC - AD 1167). Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1967. pp159-160.
- "Site excavated in Nara may be remains of pond mentioned in ancient history records." Mainichi Shimbun. 16 December 2011.
- "堤跡：古代史の舞台「磐余池」か ６世紀後半－－奈良・橿原." Mainichi Shimbun. 16 December 2011.
- ↑ Translation by Mainichi Shimbun; original text provided as 「ももづたふ 磐余の池に鳴く鴨（かも）を 今日のみ見てや 雲隠りなむ」。
