Emperor Tenmu (天武天皇, Tenmu tennō, c. 631 – October 1, 686) was the 40th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He ascended...

Emperor Kōbun, then by Tenji's brother Prince Ōama, also known as Emperor Tenmu. Almost one hundred years after Tenji's death, the throne passed to his...

to lapse. This interval continues during the Tenmu period. Neither Emperor Tenmu's reign nor the Tenmu periodization are included in the list of nengō...

reign of Emperor Kōbun between the reigns of Emperor Tenji and Emperor Tenmu; but the Nihongi, the Gukanshō, the Jinnō Shōtōki and majority of contemporary...

historians believe this title was not introduced until the reigns of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō. Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto (written the same...

believed to record accurately the latter reigns of Emperor Tenji, Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō. The Nihon Shoki focuses on the merits of the virtuous...

Yamada-no Ishikawa Maro. She was the wife of Tenji's full brother Emperor Tenmu, whom she succeeded on the throne. Empress Jitō's given name was Unonosarara...

animals was banned in Japan by Emperor Tenmu, due to the influence of Buddhism and the lack of arable land. However, Tenmu did not ban the consumption of deer...

crown prince from 681 until his death. He was the second son of Emperor Tenmu. His mother was the empress Unonosarara, today known as Empress Jitō. Kusakabe...

succession. The seventh son of Prince Toneri and a grandson of Emperor Tenmu, his reign spanned the years 758 to 764. Before his ascension to the throne...

later became Empress Genmei. Therefore, she was a granddaughter of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō by her father and a granddaughter of Emperor Tenji through...

a Japanese imperial prince in the Nara period. He was a son of Emperor Tenmu. He was given the posthumous name Emperor Sudoujinkei (崇道尽敬皇帝, Sudōjinkei...

the throne in the Jinshin War. The brother, who later reigned as Emperor Tenmu, consolidated Tenji's reforms and state power in the imperial court. The...

Ferguson, American actress 630 – Tajoom Uk'ab K'ahk', Mayan king 686 – Emperor Tenmu of Japan (b. 631) 804 – Richbod, archbishop of Trier 895 – Kong Wei, chancellor...

institutional origin of Shinto". In the early 8th century, the Emperor Tenmu commissioned a compilation of the legends and genealogies of Japan's clans...

Kusakabe, was also a member of the imperial dynasty, as the son of Emperor Tenmu, and therefore Genshō was a patrilineal descendant of the imperial bloodline...

Sukune), which was established in October 684, during the reign of Emperor Tenmu. Mahito was originally a Chinese Taoist term for hermit, shinjin, but it...

655–661 Empress Saimei Prince Kusakabe (662–689) Sesshō 681–686 Emperor Tenmu Fujiwara no Yoshifusa (804–872) Sesshō 858–872 Emperor Seiwa Fujiwara no...

Kakinomoto clan may have had some literary success in the court of Emperor Tenmu. According to the Shoku Nihongi, Saru died in 708, having attained the Junior...

including beef, pork, and wild game were consumed. In 675 AD, Emperor Tenmu imposed a ban on the consumption of meat of chicken, cows, dogs, horses...

Asuka-mura, Nara Prefecture in 1998 and dated back to the reign of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō in the 7th century. Throughout history, Japanese emperors...

feeding themselves on honey, milk, and cheese. In Japan in 675, the Emperor Tenmu prohibited the killing and the eating of meat during the busy farming period...

Hirafu. Asakura clan (朝倉氏) – descended from Prince Kusakabe son of Emperor Tenmu. Asano clan (浅野氏) – cadet branch of Toki clan who descended from Seiwa Genji...

Tōchi and Princess Abe of Japan proceed to Ise Jingū. March 16 – Emperor Tenmu decrees the end of serfdom. He also orders an end to granting lands to Princes...

February 18, 1977 Kiso H. Kosai, K. Furukawa  · 22 km MPC · JPL 5018 Tenmu 1977 DY8 Tenmu February 19, 1977 Kiso H. Kosai, K. Furukawa  · 3.8 km MPC · JPL...

avoid any resumption of hostilities (approximate date). April 27 – Emperor Tenmu holds divination for the purpose of proceeding to the Abstinence Palace...

November 684 (Julian calendar), in 13th year of the reign of Emperor Tenmu (Tenmu period). It caused the under-sea inundation of approximately 10 km2 (3...

his son was killed by Tenji's brother, who was then enthroned as Emperor Tenmu. Temmu founded Onjō-ji in honor and memory of his brother. The name Mii-dera...

to commit suicide after Gaozong's death Prince Kusakabe 662–689 Emperor Tenmu Did not assume throne Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan Died 705 Marwan I Removed from...

672–673 ... Kōbun (period) or Sujaku (or Suzaku) Reign of Emperor Tenmu, 673–686 ... Tenmu (period) or Hakuhō period Reign of Empress Jitō, 687–697 ... Jitō...