was a Japanese imperial princess of the early

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Biography

Ito's exact date of birth is unknown.'' Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten'' article "Ito-naishinnō". Britannica. Her father was

Emperor Kanmu , or Kammu, was the 50th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 桓武天皇 (50) retrieved 2013-8-22. according to the traditional order of succession. Kammu reigned from 781 to 806, and it was during his reign that the scop ...

. She became the wife of

Prince Abo was a Japanese Imperial Household of Japan, imperial prince of the early Heian period. Biography He was born in 792''Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten'' article "Abo-shinnō". Britannica.''MyPaedia'' article "Abo-shinnō". Hitachi.''Daijisen ...

, and the mother of the ''

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Ariwara no Yukihira was a Japanese Heian period courtier and bureaucrat, who held a number of positions over the course of his life. At one time or another, he was governor of the provinces of Harima, Bizen, Shinano, and Bitchū. He also served as , , and ins ...

and Narihira. The

Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Japan. The temple is the national headquarters of the Hossō school. It is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, a World Heritage Site. H ...

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houses a document, the '' Ito-naishinnō Ganmon'', which records her donation of incense and sutras to the temple, and is dated to 833.'' Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten'' article "Ito-naishinnō Ganmon". Britannica. She died in Kyoto, in 861.

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on Kotobank. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ito 861 deaths 9th-century Japanese people 9th-century Japanese women People of the Heian period Daughters of Japanese emperors