children: Hatabi-no-oho-iratsuko,[1] another name for whom was the King of Great Kusaka;[2] next Hatabi-no-waki-iratsume,[3] another name for whom was Her Augustness Princess Nagahi,[4] and another name was Her Augustness Waka-kusaka-be.[5] (Two Deities.) Again he wedded his younger half-sister Yata-no-waki-iratsume.[6] Again he wedded his younger half-sister Uji-no-waki-iratsumo. These two Deities had no august children. Altogether the august children of this Heavenly Sovereign Oho-sazaki [numbered] in all six Deities. (Five Kings and one Queen.) So His Augustness Izaho-wake [was he who afterwards] ruled the Empire. Next His Augustness Tajihi-no-midzu-ha-wake likewise ruled the Empire. Next His Augustness the Noble Wo-asadzuma-no-waku-go likewise ruled the Empire.[7]
[Sect. CXX.—Emperor Nin-toku (Part II.—Various Deeds).]
In the august reign of this Heavenly Sovereign the Kadzuraki Tribe[8] was established as the august proxy of the Empress, Her Augustness Iha-no-hime. Again the Mibu Tribe[9] was established as the august proxy of the Heir Apparent, His Augustness Izaho-wake. Again the Tajihi Tribe[10] was established as the august proxy of His Augustness
- ↑ I.e., “the great lord of Hatabi.” Hatabi is altogether obscure.
- ↑ Oho-kusaka no miko. For Kusaka see Sect. CL, Note 2.
- ↑ I.e., “the young lady of Hatabi.” Conf. Note 11.
- ↑ Nagahi-hime. This name is obscure.
- ↑ Kusaka-be in an alternative form of Kusaka. The compound therefore signifies “young princess of Kusaka.”
- ↑ This name and the following have already appeared in the genealogies of the preceding reign (Sect. CIV).
- ↑ These were the Emperors Ri-chiū, Han-zei, and In-giyō.
- ↑ Kadzuraki-be. For Kadzuraki see Sect. LV, Note 1.
- ↑ Mibu-be. Motowori quotes approvingly a derivation of the “gentile name” of Mibu from Bi-fuku-mon (美福門), the name of a gate which the first bearer of the name is related to have constructed. Taking into account the letter-changes which occurred in older times in the passage of words from Chinese into Japanese, the etymology is plausible enough.
- ↑ Tajihi-be. Tajihi is the name of a place in Kahachi, and is of uncertain origin.
