Emperor Hanzei
| Hanzei | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of Japan | |
| Reign | legendary |
| Born | legendary |
| Died | legendary |
| Buried | Mozu no Mimihara no naka no misasagi (Osaka) |
| Predecessor | Richū |
| Successor | Ingyō |
Emperor Hanzei (反正天皇 Hanzei-tennō), also known as Emperor Hanshō, was the 18th 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 406 to 410.[3]
Contents |
Legendary narrative [edit]
Although Hanzei is considered to have ruled the country during the early-5th century, there is a paucity of information about him. There is insufficient material available for further verification and study.
Hanzei was the son of Emperor Nintoku and Iwanohime. He was the brother of Emperor Richū; and this succession effectively by-passed Richū's two sons. No other details have survived.[2]
Hanzei'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, Hanzei might have been referred to as (ヤマト大王/大君) or the "Great King of Yamato."
The Nihongi records that the country enjoyed peace during this emperor's reign.[4]
The description of Hanzei in the Kojiki is daunting as he is described as standing over nine feet tall and have enormous teeth all the same size. He is said to have ruled from the palace of Shibagaki at Tajihi in Kawachi (present day Matsubara, Osaka); and he is said to have died peacefully in his palace.[4]
The actual site of Hanzei's grave is not known.[1] This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at in Sakai, Osaka.
The Imperial Household Agency designates the Tadeiyama kofun (田出井山古墳) in Sakai as Hanzei's official mausoleum. It is formally named Mozu no mimihara no kita no misasagi (百舌鳥耳原北陵).[5]
Consorts and Children [edit]
Empress: Tsunohime (津野媛), daughter of Ooyake no omi Kogoto (大宅臣木事)
- Princess Kaihime (香火姫皇女)
- Princess Tuburahime (円皇女)
Otohime (弟媛), younger sister of Tsunohime
- Princess Takarahime (財皇女)
- Prince Takabe (高部皇子)
See also [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ^ a b Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 反正天皇 (18)
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 38.
- ^ Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 257. at Google Books; Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 112; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 25 at Google Books
- ^ a b Aston, William. (1998). Nihongi, Vol. 1, pp. 310-311.
- ^ 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
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Emperor Richū |
Emperor of Japan: Hanzei 406–410 (traditional dates) |
Succeeded by Emperor Ingyō |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
