Otomo commits suicide following the defeat of …
Years: 673 - 673
Otomo commits suicide following the defeat of his forces in the war of imperial succession, called Jinjshin-no-ran in Japan, and Oama becomes Emperor Temmu Tenno.
He establishes his capital at Asuka in Yamato province (present-day Nara prefecture), a safe distance from the seats of Nakatomi and Soga power.
