Prince Nagaya

Nagaya (684–729) was the most powerful imperial prince of the early Nara court. The eldest son of Prince Takechi and a grandson of both Emperors Tenji and Tenmu, he became grand councillor in 718.

After Fujiwara no Fuhito's death in 720, Nagaya dominated the court as minister of the left. In 729 Fuhito's four sons accused him of treason and forced him to kill himself; his wife Princess Kibi and several of his children perished with him in the Nagaya Incident.