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Emperor Kogen孝元天皇

Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) 古事記 · Ō no Yasumaro · 712 (Japan, 5th year of Wadō) · 1 passages · 374 Chinese characters · reading time 1.5 min

Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) Middle and Lower Books The oldest surviving book in Japan. Three volumes, beginning with the opening of heaven and earth, passing through the age of the gods, and closing with Empress Suiko. One hundred and five songs are written in man'yōgana, so a whole text survives in which the Chinese characters carry sound alone and not meaning. It sets down the same events differently from the Nihon Shoki at many points, and is well worth reading beside it.

1Emperor Kōgen

大倭根子日子國玖琉命。坐輕之堺原宮。治天下也。此天皇。娶穂積臣等之祖。内色許男命妹。内色許賣命。生御子。大毘古命。次少名日子建猪心命。次若倭根子日子大毘毘命。又娶内色許男命之女。伊賀迦色許賣命。生御子比古布都押之信命。又娶河内青玉之女。名波邇夜須毘賣。生御子建波邇夜須毘古命。此天皇之御子等。并五柱。故若倭根子日子大毘毘命者。治天下也。其兄大毘古命之子。建沼河別命者。次比古伊那許志別命。比古布都押之信命。娶尾張連等之祖。意富那毘之妹。葛城之高千那毘賣。生子。味師内宿禰。又娶木國造之祖。宇豆比古之妹。山下影日賣。生子建内宿禰。此建内宿禰之子。并九。波多八代宿禰者。次許勢小柄宿禰者。次蘇賀石河宿禰者。次平群都久宿禰者。次木角宿禰者。次久米能摩伊刀比賣。次怒能伊呂比賣。次葛城長江曾都毘古者。又若子宿禰。此天皇。御年伍拾漆歳。御陵在劔池之中岡上也。

Ohoyamatonekohikokunikuru no Mikoto dwelt in the palace of Sakaihara in Karu (輕之堺原宮) and ruled all under heaven.

This Emperor took to wife Utsushikome no Mikoto (内色許賣命), the younger sister of Utsushikoo no Mikoto (内色許男命), the ancestor of the Hozumi no Omi and others, and the children born were Ohobiko no Mikoto (大毗古命), next Sukunahikotakeigokoro no Mikoto (少名日子建猪心命), next Wakayamatonekohikoohobibi no Mikoto (若倭根子日子大毘毘命).

He also took to wife Ikagashikome no Mikoto (伊賀迦色許賣命), the daughter of Utsushikoo no Mikoto, and the child born was Hikofutsuoshinomakoto no Mikoto (比古布都押之信命).

He also took to wife Haniyasubime (波邇夜須毗賣), the daughter of Kawachi no Awotama (河内青玉), and the child born was Takehaniyasubiko no Mikoto (建波邇夜須毗古命).

The children of this Emperor were five in all. So Wakayamatonekohikoohobibi no Mikoto ruled all under heaven.

Takenunakawawake no Mikoto (建沼河別命), the son of his elder brother Ohobiko no Mikoto, was the ancestor of the Abe no Omi and others; next, Hikoinakoshiwake no Mikoto (比古伊那許志別命) was the ancestor of the Yamashiro no Uchi no Omi.

Hikofutsuoshinomakoto no Mikoto took to wife Kazuraki no Takachinabime (葛城之高千那毗賣), the younger sister of Ohonabi (意富那毗), the ancestor of the Owari no Muraji and others, and the child born was Umashiuchi no Sukune (味師内宿禰).

He also took to wife Yamashitakagehime (山下影日賣), the younger sister of Uzuhiko (宇豆比古), the ancestor of the Ki no Kuni no Miyatsuko (木國造), and the child born was Takeuchi no Sukune (建内宿禰).

The children of this Takeuchi no Sukune were nine in all. Hatanoyashiro no Sukune (波多八代宿禰) was the ancestor of the Hata no Omi and others; next, Kose no Okara no Sukune (許勢小柄宿禰) was the ancestor of the Kose no Omi and others; next, Soga no Ishikawa no Sukune (蘇賀石河宿禰) was the ancestor of the Soga no Omi and others; next, Heguri no Tsuku no Sukune (平群都久宿禰) was the ancestor of the Heguri no Omi and others; next, Ki no Tsuno no Sukune (木角宿禰) was the ancestor of the Ki no Omi and others; next Kumenomaitohime (久米能摩伊刀比賣); next Nonoirohime (怒能伊呂比賣); next, Kazuraki no Nagae no Sotsubiko (葛城長江曾都毗古) was the ancestor of the Tamade no Omi and others; and Wakugo no Sukune (若子宿禰) was the ancestor of the Eno no Takara no Omi.

This Emperor was fifty-seven years old. His tomb is on the hill in the middle of Tsurugi no Ike (劔池).

Interlinear notes 16

色許二字以音。下效此。

The two graphs 色許 are read for their sound. The same applies below.

三柱。

Three children.

自比至都以音。

From 比 to 都 is read for the sound.

一柱。

One child.

阿倍臣等之祖。

Ancestor of the Abe no Omi (阿倍臣) and others.

自比至士六字以音。此者。膳臣之祖也。

The six graphs from 比 to 士 are read for their sound. This one is the ancestor of the Kashiwade no Omi (膳臣).

那毘二字以音。

The two graphs 那毘 are read for their sound.

此者。山代内臣之祖也。

This one is the ancestor of the Yamashiro no Uchi no Omi (山代内臣).

男七。女二。

Seven sons and two daughters.

波多臣。林臣。波美臣。星川臣。淡海臣。長谷部君之祖也。

Ancestor of the Hata no Omi (波多臣), the Hayashi no Omi (林臣), the Hami no Omi (波美臣), the Hoshikawa no Omi (星川臣), the Afumi no Omi (淡海臣), and the Hatsusebe no Kimi (長谷部君).

許勢臣。雀部臣。輕部臣之祖也。

Ancestor of the Kose no Omi (許勢臣), the Sazakibe no Omi (雀部臣), and the Karube no Omi (輕部臣).

蘇我臣。川邊臣。田中臣。高向臣。小治田臣。櫻井臣。岸田臣等之祖也。

Ancestor of the Soga no Omi (蘇我臣), the Kawabe no Omi (川邊臣), the Tanaka no Omi (田中臣), the Takamuku no Omi (高向臣), the Oharida no Omi (小治田臣), the Sakurai no Omi (櫻井臣), the Kishida no Omi (岸田臣), and others.

平群臣。佐和良臣。馬御樴連等祖也。

Ancestor of the Heguri no Omi (平群臣), the Sawara no Omi (佐和良臣), the Uma no Mikui no Muraji (馬御樴連), and others.

木臣。都奴臣。坂本臣之祖。

Ancestor of the Ki no Omi (木臣), the Tsuno no Omi (都奴臣), and the Sakamoto no Omi (坂本臣).

玉手臣。的臣。生江臣。阿藝那臣等之祖也。

Ancestor of the Tamade no Omi (玉手臣), the Ikuha no Omi (的臣), the Ikue no Omi (生江臣), the Agina no Omi (阿藝那臣), and others.

江野財臣之祖。

Ancestor of the Eno no Takara no Omi (江野財臣).