Takano no Niigasa (高野新笠) (?–790) was a concubine of Emperor Konin and the mother of Emperor Kammu. Her full name was Takano no Asomi Niigasa. Events A revolt against Empress Irene leads to Constantine VI being declared sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. ... Concubinage is either the state of a couple living together as lovers with no obligation created by vows, legal marriage, or religious ceremony, or the state of a woman supported by a male lover who is married to, and usually living with, someone else. ... Emperor Kōnin (光仁天皇 Kōnin Tennō) (October 13, 7091 – December 23, 7812) was the 49th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Emperor Kammu (桓武天皇) (737-806) was the 50th imperial ruler of Japan. ...

Life

Niigasa was a daughter of Yamato no Ototsugu (和乙継). She became a concubine of Prince Shirakabe (白壁王), a grandson of Emperor Tenji (天智天皇), and bore Prince Yamabe (山部王) in 737 and Prince Sawara (早良王) in 750. Prince Shirakabe also married with Prince Inoe (井上内親王), a daughter of Emperor Shomu (聖武天皇) in 744. When Empress Shotoku died in 770, Prince Shirakabe was appointed her successor and acceded to the throne as Emperor Konin (光仁天皇). Prince Inoe and her son, Prince Osabe (他戸親王), were nominated as the Empress and the crown prince respectively because of her noble birth. Emperor Kōnin (光仁天皇 Kōnin Tennō) (October 13, 7091 – December 23, 7812) was the 49th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... ... Emperor Kammu (桓武天皇) (737-806) was the 50th imperial ruler of Japan. ... Events Favila becomes king of Asturias after Pelayos death Births Emperor Kammu of Japan (d. ... Events Last Umayyad caliph Marwan II (744-750) overthrown by first Abbasid caliph, Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah Bold textItalic textLink title GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM... Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇 Shōmu Tennō) (701 - May 2, 7561) was the 45th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Events February - Hildeprand succeeds Liutprand as king of the Lombards. ... Empress Kōken (孝謙天皇 Kōken Tennō) also Empress Shōtoku (称徳天皇 Shōtoku Tennō) (718 – August 4, 7701) was both the 46th and 48th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Events Emperor Konin ascends to the throne of Japan, succeeding Empress Shotoku. ... Emperor Kōnin (光仁天皇 Kōnin Tennō) (October 13, 7091 – December 23, 7812) was the 49th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ...

Sons of Niigasa had not been considered to be successors but in 772, the Empress was suddenly stripped of the rank with accused of cursing the Emperor. The crown prince, her son, was also disinherited. They were dead two years later. Although Niigasa did not became the Empress, Prince Yamabe, her son, was appointed as the crown prince and acceded to the throne as Emperor Kammu. Events Pope Adrian I succeeds Pope Stephen IV. Adrian I turns to Charlemagne for support against king Desiderius of the Lombards. ... Emperor Kammu (桓武天皇) (737-806) was the 50th imperial ruler of Japan. ...

Yamato clan

Yamato no Ototsugu, Niigasa's father, was a Baekje-originated noble. Kabane of Yamato clan had been Yamato no Fubito (和史) and was given a new kabane as Takano no Asomi (高野朝臣). Shoku Nihongi describes that the Yamato clan is a distant descendent of a prince (淳陀太子), son of King Muryeong of Baekje. Nihon Shoki mentions that the prince was dead in Japan in 513. The Yamato clan had the 200-year long history until Niigasa's birth comparing new comers, such as the Kudara no Konikishi clan. Baekje was a kingdom that existed in southwestern Korea from 18 BCE to 660 CE. Together with Goguryeo and Silla, Baekje is known as one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. ... Kabane (姓). Kabane were hereditary titles used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing. ... The Shoku Nihongi（続日本紀）is an imperially commissioned history of Japan written in the early Heian period. ... Muryeong (462–523; reigned 501–523) was the twenty-fifth king of Baekje during the period of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. ... Nihonshoki (日本書紀) is the second oldest history book about the ancient history of Japan. ... Events Births Deaths Categories: 513 ... The Kudara no Kinokishi (Japanese: ) was a Japanese clan whose founder was Zenkō ( or ), a son of the last kind of Baekje, King Uija. ...