Emperor Yōmei
| Yōmei | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of Japan | |
 | |
| Reign | 585–587 |
| Predecessor | Bidatsu |
| Successor | Sushun |
| Born | 518 |
| Died | 587 (aged 69) |
| Burial | Kawachi no Shinaga no hara no misasagi (Osaka) |
Emperor Yōmei (用明天皇, Yōmei-tennō, died 587) was the 31st emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2]
The years of the reign of Yōmei start in 585 and end in 587.[3] The names and sequence of the early emperors were not confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kammu, who was the 50th monarch of the Yamato dynasty.[4]
Traditional history
[change | change source]Historians consider details about the life of Emperor Yōmei to be possibly legendary, but probable.[5] The name Yōmei-tennō was created for him posthumously by later generations.
Emperor Yōmei was the fourth son of Emperor Kimmei. His mother, Soga no Kitashihime, was a daughter of Soga no Iname.[6]
His palace in Yamato Province was called Namitsuki no Miya at Ikebe.[7]
Yōmei had three Empresses and seven Imperial sons and daughters.[7]
Yōmei's son, Prince Umayado, is also known as Prince Shōtoku.[8]
Events of Yōmei's life
[change | change source]- 586: In the 14th year of Bidatsu's reign, the emperor died. The succession (senso) received by Bidatsu's younger brother who would become Emperor Yōmei.[9] This was confirmed in ceremonies.[10]
- 587, in the 4th month: Yōmei died and his body was placed in a coffin, but not buried.[7] His reign lasted only two years. He died at the age of 69.[11]
- 587, in the 5th month: There was armed conflict over the succession; and forces led by Prince Shōtoku and Soga no Umako overcame the opposition. The throne passed to a younger brother who would become known as Emperor Shushun.[12]
- 587, in the 7th month: The body of former Emperor Yōmei was buried.[7]
After his death
[change | change source]According to the Imperial Household Agency, the emperor's final resting place is in an earthen tumulus (kofun). Yōmei is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound.[1]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 用明天皇 (31); retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ Brown, Delmer. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 263; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 125-126; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 37-38.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Traditional order of Tennō" at pp. 962-963.
- ↑ Aston, William George. (1896). Nihongi, p. 109 n1.
- ↑ Kelly, Charles F. "Kofun Culture," Japanese Archaeology. April 27, 2009; retrieved 2013-1-31.
- ↑ Brown, Gukanshō, p. 263; Varley, p. 125.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Brown, Gukanshō, p. 263.
- ↑ Varley, pp.125-129.
- ↑ Brown, p. 263; Varley, p. 44; Titsingh, p. 37.
- ↑ Varley, p. 44; compare Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ Varley, p. 126.
- ↑ Brown, pp. 262-263.
Other websites
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Media related to Emperor Keitai at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceded by Emperor Bidatsu |
Emperor of Japan Yōmei 585-587 |
Succeeded by Emperor Sushun |