Prince Isobe

Prince Isobe was a Nara-period imperial prince, grandson of Prince Nagaya and son of Prince Kuwata. Probably still an infant when his grandfather and father perished in the Nagaya Incident of 729, he survived the ruin of his house.

In 767 he received junior fifth rank, and later served as governor of Mikawa Province and head of the Takumi artisans' bureau. Through his son Prince Iwami he was an ancestor of the Takashina clan.