Princess Iitoyo
| Princess Iitoyo 飯豊青皇女 | |||||
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| Great Queen of Yamato (possibly) | |||||
Kitahanauchi Otsuka Kofun where she is believed to be buried. | |||||
| Empress of Japan (possibly) | |||||
| Reign | 484 | ||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Seinei (traditional) | ||||
| Successor | Emperor Kenzō (traditional) | ||||
| Born | Iitoyo-hime 440 | ||||
| Died | 484 | ||||
| Burial | Kitahanauchi Otsuka Kofun | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Richū | ||||
| Mother | Kuro-hime (黒媛) | ||||
Iitoyo (飯豊青皇女, 440–484) was a Japanese imperial princess and empress regnant. She was, according to traditional legend, ruler for a short period between Emperor Seinei and Emperor Kenzō. She is referred to as "Empress [Regnant] Iitoyo" (飯豊天皇 Iitoyo-tennō) in the Fusō Ryakuki and the Honchō Kōin Jōun-roku, a 12th-century and a 15th-century collection of historical texts, respectively.