Isuzuyori-hime

Isuzuyori-hime
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure580–548 BC[1]
Empress dowager of Japan
Tenureappointed in 548 BC[1]
SpouseEmperor Suizei
IssueEmperor Annei
FatherKotoshironushi
ReligionShinto

Isuzuyori-hime (Japanese: 五十鈴依媛) was the legendary empress consort of Japan as the wife of Emperor Suizei, the second legendary emperor of Japan. She was the mother of Emperor Annei. According to historical records, she is regarded as the ancestor goddess of the Masters of Shiki.[2]

  1. ^ a b Anston, W.G. (1896). Transactions and Proceedings of The Japan Society, London. Supplement I. Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697. Vol. 1. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trüber, & Co., Limited. p. 132.
  2. ^ Aston, W. G. (18 October 2010). Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan From the Earliest Times to A D 697. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-90234-5.