Emperor Jomei

Emperor Jomei (593–641), formerly Prince Tamura, became Japan's 34th sovereign in 629 after the death of his great-aunt Empress Suiko. The Soga leader Soga no Emishi backed him against the rival Prince Yamashiro, and the Soga family dominated politics throughout his reign.

His empress was Princess Takara, later Empress Kōgyoku, and their sons became Emperors Tenji and Tenmu. He died in 641 without naming an heir. A poem in which he climbs Mount Kagu and surveys the land is preserved in the Man'yōshū.