Emperor Seinei
Emperor Seinei 清寧天皇 | |||||
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Emperor of Japan | |||||
Reign | 11 February 480 – 27 February 484 (traditional)[1] | ||||
Predecessor | Yūryaku | ||||
Successor | Kenzō possibly Iitoyo | ||||
Born | Shiraka (白髪) 444 | ||||
Died | February 27, 484 Iware no Mikakuri Palace | (aged 39–40)||||
Burial | Kawachi no Sakado no hara no misasagi (河内坂門原陵) (Osaka) | ||||
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House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
Father | Emperor Yūryaku | ||||
Mother | Katsuragi no Karahime |
Emperor Seinei (清寧天皇, Seinei-tennō) (444 — 27 February 484) was the 22nd
No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 480 to 484.[4]
Legendary narrative
Seinei was a 5th-century monarch.
According to
Seinei'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, Seinei might have been referred to as ヤマト大王/大君 or the "Great King of Yamato".
Seinei fathered no children; however, two grandsons of the 17th Emperor, Emperor Richū, were found—later to ascend as Prince Woke and Prince Oke. Seinei adopted them as his heirs.[10]
The actual site of Seinei's
The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Seinei's mausoleum. It is formally named Kawachi no Sakado no hara no misasagi.[11]
See also
- Emperor of Japan
- Iitoyo (Empress Tsunuzashi)
- Imperial cult
Notes
- ^ "Genealogy of the Emperors of Japan" at Kunaicho.go.jp; retrieved 2013-8-28.
- ^ a b Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 清寧天皇 (22); retrieved 2013-8-28.
- Brown, Delmer M. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 258–259; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 115–116.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 41.
- ^ Kelly, Charles F. "Kofun Culture," Japanese Archaeology. 27 April 2009.
- ^ Titsingh, pp. 34–36; Brown, pp. 261–262; Varley, pp. 123–124.
- ^ Hoye, Timothy. (1999). Japanese Politics: Fixed and Floating Worlds, p. 78; excerpt, "According to legend, the first Japanese Emperor was Jinmu. Along with the next 13 Emperors, Jinmu is not considered an actual, historical figure. Historically verifiable Emperors of Japan date from the early sixth century with Kinmei.
- ^ Aston, William. (1896). Nihongi, pp. 109.
- ^ Titsingh, p. 29; n.b., there is speculation that this unusual hair color suggests albinism.
- ^ Aston, William. (1998). Nihongi, Vol. 1, pp. 373–377.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 419.
References
- OCLC 448337491
- OCLC 251325323
- Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai (1969). The Manyōshū: The Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai Translation of One Thousand Poems. New York: ISBN 0-231-08620-2
- OCLC 194887
- OCLC 5850691
- OCLC 59145842
External links
- Nihon Shoki Online English Translations. Scroll 15 – Emperors Seinei, Kenzo, and Ninken