Princess Minabe

(? – ?) was a member of the royal family in Japan during the Asuka period. She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji. Her mother was Lady Mei (姪娘), daughter of Soga no Kurayamada no Ishikawa no Maro . She was the elder sister of Princess Abe. She married Prince Takechi and had two sons: Prince Nagaya and Prince Suzuka. The two princes were successful in Japan's aristocratic society several decades later. References Japanese princesses Man'yō poets 7th-century Japanese people Daughters of emperors