She married her older paternal half-brother, the Emperor Yomei, and became the mother of the Prince Shotoku, the Prince Kume, the Prince Ekuri (Eguri) and the Prince Manda.
異母兄・用明天皇の皇后となり、聖徳太子（聖徳太子）・来目皇子・殖栗皇子・茨田皇子を生む。