He married a daughter of the Prince Sakurai (Prince of the Emperor Kinmei), Kibihime no miko and had Takara hime (the Empress Kogyoku and the Emperor Saimei) and Karu no miko (Emperor Kotoku) as children.
桜井皇子（欽明天皇の皇子）の女・吉備姫王（きびひめのみこ、吉備島皇祖母命）を妃とし、宝女王（皇極天皇,斉明天皇）・軽王（孝徳天皇）を儲けた。