Yata
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure350–399
Diedafter 399
SpouseEmperor Nintoku
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Ōjin

Princess Yata (八田皇女) was Empress of Japan as the consort of her half-brother Emperor Nintoku.[1]

Yata was a daughter of Emperor Ōjin. Early in Emperor Nintokus' reign, he wished to take Princess Yata as a concubine; his empress, Princess Iwa, forbade it. In 347, Emperor Nintoku's first wife, Princess Iwa died. Upon her death, Princess Yata was wed to Emperor Nintoku.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b Anston, W.G. (1896). Transactions and Proceedings of The Japan Society, London. Supplement I. Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697. Vol. 1. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trüber, & Co.
  2. ^ Bentley, John (2006-07-01). The Authenticity of Sendai Kuji Hongi: A New Examination of Texts, with a Translation and Commentary. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-474-1819-1.