Emperor Kōbun
| Kōbun | |
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| Emperor of Japan | |
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| Reign | 672 (8 months) |
| Predecessor | Tenji |
| Successor | Tenmu |
| Born | 648 |
| Died | August 21, 672 Yamasaki (Shiga) |
| Burial | Nagara no Yamasaki no misasagi (Shiga) |
| Spouse | Princess Tōchi (c. 648 – 678), a daughter of Emperor Tenmu |
| Issue | Prince Kadono, Princess Ichishihime, Prince Yota |
| Father | Emperor Tenji |
| Mother | Yakako-no-iratsume, a lower court lady from Iga (Iga no Uneme) |
Emperor Kōbun (弘文天皇 Kōbun-tennō?, c. 648 – August 21, 672) was the 39th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Kōbun's reign lasted only a few months in 671–672.
Emperor Kōbun was named the 39th emperor by the Meiji government in 1870; and since the late 19th century, he is known by the posthumous name accorded to him by Meiji scholars.
In his lifetime, he was known as Prince Ōtomo (大友皇子, Ōtomo no ōji). He was the favorite son of Emperor Tenji; and he was also the first to have been accorded the title of Daijō-daijin.
Contemporary historians now place the reign of Emperor Kōbun between the reigns of Emperor Tenji and Emperor Tenmu; but the Nihongi, the Gukanshō, and the Jinnō Shōtōki do not recognize this reign. Prince Ōtomo was only given his posthumous title and name in 1870.
The actual site of Kōbun's grave is known. This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Shiga.
The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Kōbun's mausoleum. It is formally named Nagara no Yamasaki no misasagi.
The years of Kōbun's reign are not linked by scholars to any era or nengō. The Taika era innovation of naming time periods – nengō – languished until Mommu reasserted an imperial right by proclaiming the commencement of Taihō in 701.
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