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Section LX. Emperor Kō-rei

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Section LX. Emperor Kō-rei

His Augustness Oho-yamato-ne-ko-hiko-futo-ni dwelt at the palace of Ihodo at Kuruda, and ruled the Empire. This Heavenly Sovereign wedded Her Augustness Princess Kuhashi, daughter of Ohome, ancestor of the Departmental Lords of Tohochi, and begot an august child: His Augustness Oho-yamato-ne-ko-hiko-kuni-kuru (one Deity). Again he wedded Princess Chiji-haya-ma-waka of Kasuga, and begot an august child: Her Augustness Princess Chiji-haya (one Deity). Again wedding Her Augustness Princess Oho-yamato-kuni-are, he begot august children: Her Augustness Yamato-to-mo-so-bime; next His Augustness Hiko-sashi-kuta-wake; next His Augustness Hiko-isa-seri-biko, another name for whom is His Augustness Oho-kibi-tsu-hiko; next Yamato-to-bi-haya-waka-ya-hime (four Deities). Again he wedded Hahe-irodo, younger sister of Her Augustness Princess Are, and begot august children,—His Augustness Hiko-same-ma, next His Augustness Waka-hiko-take-kibi-tsu-hiko (two Deities). The august children of this Heavenly Sovereign [numbered] in all eleven Deities (five kings and three queens). So His Augustness Oho-yamato-ne-ko-hiko-kuni-kuru [was he who afterwards] ruled the Empire. The two Deities His Angustness Oho-kibi-tsu-hiko and His Augustness Waka-take-kibi-tsu-hiko together set sacred jars at the front of the River Hi in Harima; and, making Harima the mouth of the road, subdued and pacified the Land of Kibi. So His Augustness Oho-kibi-tsu-hiko (was the ancestor of the Grandees of Kamu-tsu-michi in Kibi). The next, His Augustness Waka-hiko-take-kibi-tsu-hiko (was the ancestor of the Grandees of Shimo-tsu-michi in Kibi, and of the Grandees of Kasa). The next His Augustness Hiko-same-ma (was the ancestor of the Grandees of Uzhika in Harima). The next, His Augustness Hiko-sashi-kata-wake (was the ancestor of the Grandees of Tonami in Koshi, of the Grandees of Kunisaki in the land of Toyo, of the Dukes of Ihobara, and of the Maritime Suzerains of Tsunuga). The Heavenly Sovereign’s august years were one hundred and six. His august mausoleum is at Uma-saka at Katawoka.

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Basil Hall Chamberlain's translation (1882). Following the conventions of his time, he put a few sexually explicit passages into Latin rather than English.

“Ko-ji-ki,” or Records of Ancient Matters, translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain, Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, vol. X, supplement (Yokohama, 1882). Public domain. Transcribed and proofread by English Wikisource volunteers. · Source ↗

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