Prince Yuge


Prince Yuge was a Japanese prince and waka poet. He was the sixth son of Emperor Tenmu, by Princess Ōe, daughter of Emperor Tenji. His full brother was Prince Naga.
Man'yōshū poems 111, 119, 120, 121, 122, 242, 1467 and 1608 are attributed to him.
He died on the twenty-first day of the seventh month of the third year of Emperor Monmu's reign. He is one of the candidates for the Takamatsuzuka Tomb.

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