Iwa | |
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Empress consort of Japan | |
Tenure | 314–347 (traditional years) |
Spouse | Emperor Nintoku |
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House | Imperial House of Japan |
Princess Iwa (磐之媛命, Iwa no hime no Mikoto, d. 347), sometimes known as Empress Iwa no hime (磐姫皇后, Iwa no hime kōgō), was a poet and the empress consort of Emperor Nintoku, who was the 16th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[1] She was a descendant of Emperor Kōgen.[citation needed]