Princess Tagata

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Princess Tagata (674–728) was a Japanese princess of the Asuka and Nara periods. She was the daughter of Emperor Tenmu and Lady Ōnu, whose father was Soga no Akaye. Her brother was Prince Hozumi and her sister Princess Ki. She served as Saiō, the emperor’s priestess at Ise Grand Shrine. She became Saiō on August 29, 706, taking over from Princess Izumi, but ten months later she resigned on June 15, 707 after Emperor Monmu’s death and left Ise. She later married Prince Mutobe and had a daughter, Princess Kasanui, who became a noted court poet. On February 6, 724, she received the Ni-hon rank, a court title. She died in 728 at about age 53 or 54.