Emperor Murakami

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Emperor Murakami
村上天皇
Emperor of Japan
Reign23 May 946 – 5 July 967
Coronation31 May 946
PredecessorSuzaku
SuccessorReizei
Born14 July 926
Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
Died5 July 967(967-07-05) (aged 42)
Seiryōden of the Heian Kyō
Burial
Murakami no misasagi (村上陵) (Kyōto)
SpouseFujiwara no Anshi
Issue
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Yamato
FatherEmperor Daigo
MotherFujiwara no Onshi

Emperor Murakami (村上天皇, Murakami-tennō, 14 July 926 – 5 July 967) was the 62nd

order of succession.[2]

Murakami's reign spanned the years from 946 to his death in 967.[3]

Biography

Before he ascended to the

imina) was Nariakira-shinnō (成明親王).[4]

Nariakira-shinnō was the 14th son of Emperor Daigo, and the younger brother of Emperor Suzaku by another mother.[5]

Murakami had ten Empresses and Imperial consorts and 19 Imperial sons and daughters.[6]

Events of Murakami's reign

In 944, he was appointed crown prince and ascended the throne two years later.

  • 16 May 946 (Tengyō 9, 13th day of the 4th month): In the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Suzaku (朱雀天皇十六年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (the senso) was received by his younger brother, Nariakira-shinnō.[7]
  • 31 May 946 (Tengyō 9, 28th day of the 4th month): Shortly thereafter, Emperor Murakami, who was 21 years old, acceded to the throne (the sokui).[8]

Murakami's maternal uncle

Sessho regent until 949. After the death of Tadahira, there was no regent and although contemporaries praised Murakami as the emperor who governed the state directly, in reality the Fujiwara clan seized power and ruled Japan. The brothers Fujiwara no Saneyori and Fujiwara no Morosuke became the de facto
rulers of Japan.

Murakami was a central figure in

koto
(Japanese harp) player.

The actual site of Murakami's

grave is known.[1] This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine
(misasagi) at Kyoto.

The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Murakami's mausoleum. It is formally named Murakami no misasagi[12]

Kugyō

Meiji eras.[13]

In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Murakami's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included:

Eras of Murakami's reign

The years of murakami's reign are more specifically identified by more than one

nengō.[15]

Consorts and children

Empress (Chugu): Fujiwara no Anshi/Yasuko (藤原安子; 927–964), Fujiwara no Morosuke
‘s daughter

Consort (

Princess Kishi
(徽子女王; 929–985), Imperial Prince Shigeakira's daughter

  • Fourth Daughter: Imperial Princess Kishi/Noriko (規子内親王; 949–986), 34th
    Ise Shrine
    975–984
  • Eighth Son: (962)

Consort (Nyōgo): Princess Sōshi/Takako (荘子女王; 930–1008), Imperial Prince Yoakira's daughter

  • Sixth daughter: Imperial Princess Rakushi (楽子内親王; 952–998), 31st
    Ise Shrine
    955–967
  • Ninth Son: Imperial Prince Tomohira (具平親王; 964–1009), called Nochi no Chūshoō (後中書王)

Consort (Nyōgo): Fujiwara no Jutsushi/Nobuko (藤原述子; 933–947), Fujiwara no Saneyori‘s daughter

Consort (Nyōgo): Fujiwara no Hōshi (藤原芳子; d. 967), Fujiwara no Morotada‘s daughter

  • Sixth son: Imperial Prince Masahira (昌平親王; 956–961)
  • Tenth son: Imperial Prince Nagahira (永平親王; 965–988)

Court Attendant (Koui): Minamoto no Kazuko (源計子), Minamoto no Moroakira's daughter

  • Second Daughter: Imperial Princess Rishi (理子内親王; 948–960)
  • Fifth Daughter: Imperial Princess Seishi (盛子内親王; d. 998), married to Fujiwara no Akimitsu

Court Attendant (Koui): Fujiwara no Seihi (藤原正妃; d. 967), Fujiwara no Arihira's daughter

  • Third Daughter: Imperial Princess Hoshi (保子内親王; 949–987), married to Fujiwara no Kaneie
  • Third Prince: Imperial Prince Munehira (致平親王; 951–1041)
  • Fifth Prince: Imperial Prince Akihira (昭平親王; 954–1013)

Court Attendant (Koui): Fujiwara no Sukehime (藤原祐姫), Fujiwara no Motokata's daughter

  • First Son: Imperial Prince Hirohira (広平親王; 950–971)
  • Eighth Daughter: Imperial Princess Shūshi (緝子内親王; d. 970)

Court Attendant (Koui): Fujiwara no Shūshi (藤原脩子), Fujiwara no Asahira's daughter

Court Attendant (Koui): Fujiwara no Yūjo (藤原有序), Fujiwara no Arisuke's daughter

Court Lady: Fujiwara no Tōshi/Nariko (藤原登子; d. 975), Fujiwara no Morosuke‘s daughter; later married Imperial Prince Shigeakira

Ancestry

[16]

Notes

Japanese Imperial kamon – a stylized chrysanthemum blossom
  1. ^ a b Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 村上天皇 (62)
  2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 70–71.
  3. ^ Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 295–298; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 183–190; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 139–142., p. 139, at Google Books
  4. ^ Titsingh, p. 139; Varley, p. 183; Brown, p. 264; prior to Emperor Jomei, the personal names of the emperors (their imina) were very long and people did not generally use them. The number of characters in each name diminished after Jomei's reign.
  5. ^ Varley, p. 183.
  6. ^ Brown, p. 28.
  7. ^ Brown, p. 295; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Toba II, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami.
  8. ^ Titsingh, p. 139; Varley, p. 44.
  9. ^ a b c d Brown, p. 296.
  10. ^ Brown, pp. 296–297.
  11. ^ a b Brown, p. 297.
  12. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 420.
  13. ^ kugyō of Murakami-tennō
  14. ^ Brown, pp. 296–298.
  15. ^ Titsingh, p. 139.
  16. ^ "Genealogy". Reichsarchiv (in Japanese). 30 April 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

References

See also
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Emperor of Japan
:
Murakami
946–967 		Succeeded by
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