Prince Takechi

Prince Takechi (c. 654–696), eldest son of Emperor Tenmu, escaped the Ōmi court in the Jinshin War of 672, joined his father in Iga and commanded at Fuwa in Mino, where blocking the highway helped win Tenmu the throne.

Under Empress Jitō he became Daijō-daijin, the highest subject in the land. He died suddenly in 696 amid rumours of assassination. His son was Prince Nagaya, and three of his love poems survive in the Man'yōshū.