Princess Yamanobe

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Princess Yamanobe (山辺皇女, Yamanobe no himemiko^?) (? - October 25, 686 (the 3rd Day of the 10th Month of the Shuchō 1)) was a person in Japan during the Asuka Period. She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji. Her mother was Lady Hitachi, whose father is Soga no Akae.

She was loved by Prince Ōtsu and got married with him. When he died by execution in 686, she ran out of her house in bare feet with disheveled hair, and killed herself on the death of him. People watching her death sobbed with sorrow.