   was the 34th emperor of japan,kunaichÅ: ææå¤©ç (34) according to the traditional order of succession.ponsonby-fane, richard. (1959). the imperial house of japan, p. 48. jomei's reign spanned the years from 629 through 641.titsingh, isaac. (1834). ; brown, delmer et al. (1979). gukanshÅ, pp.263; varley, h. paul. (1980). jinnÅ shÅtÅki. p. 129-130. ==traditional narrative== before jomei's ascension to the chrysanthemum throne, his personal name (imina) was  or .brown, p. 264; prior to emperor jomei, the personal names of the emperors (their imina) were very long and people did not generally use them. the number of characters in each name diminished after jomei's reign. as emperor, his name would have been okinagatarashi hironuka no mikoto.ponsonby-fane, p. 8. he was a grandson of emperor bidatsu both paternally and maternally. his father was prince oshisakanohikohito-no-Åe, his mother was princess nukate-hime, who was a younger sister of his father.varley, p. 129. ==events in jomei's reign== he succeeded his great aunt, empress suiko. suiko did not make it clear who was to succeed her after her death. before her death, she called tamura and prince shÅtoku's son, prince yamashiro-no-Åe, and gave some brief advice to each of them. after her death the court was divided into two factions, each supporting one of the princes for the throne. soga no emishi, the head of soga clan, supported tamura. he claimed that empress suiko's last words suggested her desire that tamura succeed her to the throne. prince yamashiro-no-Åe was later attacked by the soga clan and committed suicide along with his entire family. * 629: in the 36th year of empress suiko's reign (æ¨å¤å¤©ç36å¹´), she died, and despite a dispute over who should follow her as sovereign, contemporary scholars then construed that the succession (ââsensoââ)varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to emperor tenji; and all sovereigns except jitÅ, yÅzei, [[emperor go
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