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Kobun (
648-
672), the 39th
Emperor of Japan, ruled for less than a year. The eldest son of Emperor
Tenji, Kobun ascended to the throne in
671. However, Tenji had previously promised the throne to his brother,
Prince Oama. The snubbed Oama rose up in the four-month
Jinshin War of
672, defeated Kobun (who committed suicide), and became Emperor
Temmu.
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