The
Asuka Era --
Japan
When
emperor Tenji died in
671, he had two apparent
successors. One is his
elder son, prince
Otomo . The other is his
elder brother, prince
Oama.
Tenji had named
prince Otomo as his
successor two years before. So prince Oama had retired from the
government and become a
Buddhism priest. If he had remained in government, he would have been
killed by some supporter of prince Otomo. So he had escaped to a
temple in the
Yoshino mountains.
But when emperor Tenji died, the two
princes broke a battle for the
throne. Finally prince Oama won, and prince Otomo comitted
suicide. Prince Oama became the new emperor
Tenmu. This war is called "the Jinshin War."