Prince Yuge

Prince Yuge (Japanese: 弓削皇子, d. August 21, 699) was a Japanese prince and waka poet.^[1] He was the sixth son of Emperor Tenmu,^[2] by Princess Ōe,^[2] daughter of Emperor Tenji.^[3] His full brother was Prince Naga.^[3]

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Man'yōshū poems 111, 119, 120, 121, 122, 242, 1467 and 1608 are attributed to him.^[4]

He died on the twenty-first day of the seventh month of the third year of Emperor Monmu's reign (August 21, 699).^[3] He is one of the candidates for the Takamatsuzuka Tomb.^[5]