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of the Emperor Shiki-tsu-hiko-tama-demi's reign. He was then 16 years of age. In the 38th year of that reign, Winter, the 12th month, the Emperor Shiki-tsu-hiko-tama-demi died.[1]

B.C. 511. 1st year, Spring, 2nd month, 4th day. The Prince Imperial assumed the Imperial Dignity.

Autumn, 8th month, 1st day. The Emperor Shiki-tsu-hiko-tama-demi was buried in the Misasagi above Mihodo no wi, south of Mount Unebi.

9th month, 14th day. The Empress was honoured with the title of Grand Empress. This was the year Kanoto U of the cycle.

B.C. 509. 2nd year, Spring, 1st month, 5th day. The capital was removed to Karu.[2] It was called the Palace of Magariwo.

2nd month, 11th day. Ama-toyo-tsu-hime no Mikoto was made Empress.

One version has:—"Idzumi hime, daughter of Oto-wite, son of Haye, Agata-nushi of Shiki."

(IV. 8.) One version has:—"Ihi-hime, daughter of Futo-ma-waka-hiko, Agata-nushi of Shiki."

This Empress was the mother of the Emperor Mi-matsu-hiko-Kayeshine.

One version has:—"The Emperor's younger brother by the mother's side,[3] Takeshi-hiko-kushi-tomo se no Mikoto."[4]

B.C. 489. 22nd year, Spring, 2nd month, 12th day. Mi-matsu-hiko-Kayeshine no Mikoto was made Prince Imperial. He was then 18 years of age.

B.C. 477. 34th year, Autumn, 9th month, 8th day. The Emperor died.

  1. These repetitions seem intended to conceal the want of any real information about this period.
  2. In Yamato.
  3. The Japanese word for brother by the mother's side is hara-kara, "of the same belly," as to which a paper by the present writer on the "Family in Ancient Japan," contributed to the Japan Society's Journal, may be consulted.
  4. It is not clear what is meant by this.