Emperor Buretsu
Emperor Buretsu 武烈天皇 | |
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Kasuga no Ōiratsume |
Emperor Buretsu (武烈天皇, Buretsu-tennō) (489 — 7 January 507) was the 25th
No firm dates can be assigned to this Emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 12 January 499 to 7 January 507.[3]
Legendary narrative
Buretsu is considered to have ruled the country during the late-fifth century and early-sixth century, but there is a paucity of information about him. There is insufficient material available for further verification and study.
Buretsu was a son of Emperor Ninken and his mother is Empress Kasuga no Ōiratsume (春日大娘皇女). His name was Ohatsuse no Wakasazaki (小泊瀬稚鷦鷯). He had no children.
Buretsu's reign
Buretsu's contemporary title would not have been tennō, as most historians believe this title was not introduced until the reigns of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō. Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi (治天下大王), meaning "the great king who rules all under heaven". Alternatively, Buretsu might have been referred to as ヤマト大王/大君 or the "Great King of Yamato".
Buretsu is described as an extremely wicked historical figure. The Nihonshoki describes the 11-year-old Buretsu, in 500, cutting open the stomach of a pregnant woman and observing the embryo. In addition to his acts of personal cruelty, during his reign the general welfare of the nation declined severely. According to the Tenshō, supposedly compiled by
If Emperor Keitai began a new dynasty as some historians believe, then Buretsu is the last Emperor of the first recorded dynasty of Japan.[4]
The actual site of Buretsu's
(misasagi) at Nara.The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Buretsu's mausoleum. It is formally named Kataoka no Iwatsuki no oka no kita no misasagi.[5]
Consorts and children
- Empress: Kasuga no Iratsume (春日娘子)
See also
- Emperor of Japan
- List of Emperors of Japan
- Imperial cult
- Prince Junda, dispatched to Japan after a Korean emissary was taken hostage at Buretsu's initiative
Notes
- ^ a b Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 武烈天皇 (25)
- ^ Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 117–118; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 31., p. 30, at Google Books
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 43.
- ^ Aston, William. (1998). Nihongi, Vol. 1, pp. 393–407.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 419.