Emperor Seinei
| Seinei | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of Japan | |
| Reign | 480-484 (traditional dates) |
| Born | legendary |
| Died | legendary |
| Place of death | Iware no mikakuri Palace |
| Buried | Kawachi no Sakado no hara no misasagi (Osaka) |
| Predecessor | Yūryaku |
| Successor | Kenzō |
Emperor Seinei (清寧天皇 Seinei-tennō) was the 22nd 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 480–484.[3]
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[edit] Legendary narrative
Seinei is thought to have ruled the country during the late 5th century. There is an overall paucity of information about him.
According to Kojiki and Nihonshoki, he was a son of Emperor Yūryaku. His name in birth was Shiraka. It is said that the color of his hair was white since birth.[4] After the death of his father, Seinei won the fight against Prince Hoshikawa, his brother, for the throne and so succeeded his father.
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 Oke and Prince Woke. Seinei adopted them as his heirs.[5]
The actual site of Seinei's grave is not known.[1] This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Osaka.
The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Seinei's mausoleum. It is formally named Kawachi no Sakado no hara no misasagi .[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 清寧天皇 (22)
- ^ Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 115-116; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 28-29. at Google Books
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 41.
- ^ 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.
[edit] References
- 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
- Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai (1969). The Manyōshū: The Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai Translation of One Thousand Poems. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-08620-2
- 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
[edit] External links
- Nihon Shoki Online English Translations.Scroll 15 - Emperors Seinei, Kenzo, and Ninken
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| Preceded by Emperor Yūryaku |
Emperor of Japan: Seinei 480–484 (traditional dates) |
Succeeded by Emperor Kenzō |
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