Emperor Ankō
| Ankō | |
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| Emperor of Japan | |
| Buried | Sugawara no Fushimi no nishi misasagi (Nara) |
| Predecessor | Emperor Ingyō |
| Successor | Emperor Yūryaku |
Emperor Ankō (安康天皇 Ankō-tennō) was the 20th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2]
No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 453–456.[3]
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Legendary narrative [edit]
Ankō is considered to have ruled the country during the mid-5th century, but there is a paucity of information about him. There is insufficient material available for further verification and study.
According to Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, Ankō was the second son of Emperor Ingyō. His elder brother Prince Kinashi no Karu was the crown prince, but due to an incestuous relationship with his sister, Karu no Ōiratsume, Kinashikaru lost favour with the court. After an aborted attempt to rally troops against Ankō, Kinashi no Karu (and his sister-lover) were exiled and committed suicide.
Ankō's contemporary title would not have been tennō, as most historians believe this title was not introduced until the reign of Emperor Tenmu. Rather, it was presumably Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi (治天下大王), meaning "the great king who rules all under heaven." Alternatively, Ankō might have been referred to as the "Great King of Yamato."
Ankō was assassinated in his third year of reign by Mayowa no Ōkimi (Prince Mayowa), in retaliation for the execution of Mayowa's father.[4]
The actual site of Ankō's grave is not known.[1] This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine at Nara Prefecture.
The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Ankō's mausoleum. It is formally named Sugawara no Fushimi no nishi misasagi.[5]
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Notes [edit]
- ^ a b Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 安康天皇 (20)
- ^ Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 113; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 26-27. at Google Books
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 40.
- ^ Aston, William. (1998). Nihongi, Vol. 1, pp. 328-333.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 419.
References [edit]
- Aston, William George. (1896). Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner. OCLC 448337491
- Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). Gukanshō: The Future and the Past. Berkeley: University of California Press. 10-ISBN 0-520-03460-0; 13-ISBN 978-0-520-03460-0; OCLC 251325323
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
- Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
- Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki: A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns. New York: Columbia University Press. 10-ISBN 0-231-04940-4; 13-ISBN 978-0-231-04940-5; OCLC 59145842
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| Preceded by Emperor Ingyō |
Emperor of Japan: Ankō 453–456 (traditional dates) |
Succeeded by Emperor Yūryaku |
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