[1] This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Shiga.
The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Kōbun's mausoleum.
[8] The Taika era innovation of naming time periods – nengō – languished until Mommu reasserted an imperial right by proclaiming the commencement of Taihō in 701.
In this context, Brown and Ishida's translation of Gukanshō offers an explanation about the years of Empress Jitō's reign which muddies a sense of easy clarity in the pre-Taiho time-frame: The top court officials (公卿, Kugyō) during Emperor Kōbun's reign included: Consort: Princess Tōchi (十市皇女), Emperor Tenmu's daughter Consort: Fujiwara no Mimimotoji (藤原耳面刀自), Fujiwara no Kamatari's daughter Emperor Kōbun had another son named Prince Yota (興多王), whose mother is unknown.
Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD * Imperial Consort and Regent Empress Jingū is not traditionally listed.