Takenouchi no Sukune

Takenouchi no Sukune
武内宿禰
Takenouchi no Sukune drawn by Kikuchi Yosai
Ōomi
Personal details
Born84 AD
DiedUnknown
Children
  • Hata no Yashiro
  • Kose no Okara
  • Soga no Ishikawa
  • Heguri no Tsuku
  • Ki no Tsuno
  • Kume no Matio-hime
  • Nonoiro-hime
  • Katsuragi no Sotsuhiko
  • Wakugo no Sukune
Parent
  • Yanushi Otake Ogokoro no Mikoto (father)

Takenouchi no Sukune (武内宿禰) or Takeshiuchi no Sukune was a legendary hero and statesman of the 1st century (mid-Yayoi period, Japan). He was enshrined as a kami (divine figure). He is recorded in Japan's earliest literary texts, the Kojiki (ca. 712) and the Nihon Shoki (720).

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