Princess Izumi

Princess Izumi (泉皇女, Izumi no himemiko) (died 734) was a person in Japan during the Asuka period and the Nara period. She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji. Her mother was Lady Shikobuko, whose father was . She had an elder brother, , and an elder sister, Princess Ōe. Although her sister, Princess Ōe, and other half-sisters were married to Emperor Tenmu or his sons, Izumi did not marry because she was too young. When she reached the age suitable for marriage, she could not marry, because there were no appropriate men among Emperor Tenmu's sons. * v * t * e

Princess Izumi

Princess Izumi (泉皇女, Izumi no himemiko) (died 734) was a person in Japan during the Asuka period and the Nara period. She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji. Her mother was Lady Shikobuko, whose father was . She had an elder brother, , and an elder sister, Princess Ōe. Although her sister, Princess Ōe, and other half-sisters were married to Emperor Tenmu or his sons, Izumi did not marry because she was too young. When she reached the age suitable for marriage, she could not marry, because there were no appropriate men among Emperor Tenmu's sons. * v * t * e