Background
Emperor Yomei was born in 518 in Japan. He was the fourth son of Emperor Kimmei and Empress Kitashi-hime-no-Mikoto.
天皇 用明
Emperor Yomei was born in 518 in Japan. He was the fourth son of Emperor Kimmei and Empress Kitashi-hime-no-Mikoto.
In 586, Emperor Yomei took his half-sister Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, whose mother was another of Iname's daughters, Soga no Oane Hime, as his consort. Princess Hashihito no Anahobe bore him four sons.
Soga no Kitashihime (蘇我 堅塩媛) was a Japanese noblewoman and high lady, a daughter of Soga no Iname, a high-ranking official. She was a consort of Emperor Kinmei of Japan. Among her offspring were Emperor Yomei, Empress Suiko and Princess Otomo.
