Emperor Ninmyō
| Ninmyō | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of Japan | |
| Reign | 833-850 |
| Predecessor | Junna |
| Successor | Montoku |
| Born | 809 |
| Died | 6 May 850 Heian-kyō (Kyoto) |
| Burial | Fukakusa no misasagi (Kyoto) |
Emperor Ninmyō (仁明天皇, Ninmyō-tennō, 810-6 May 850) was the 54th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] His reign started in 833 and ended in 850.[3]
Traditional history
[change | change source]Before he became the monarch, this prince's personal name (imina) was Masara (正良).[4]
Ninmyō was the second son of Emperor Saga and the Empress Tachibana no Kachiko.
Ninmyō had nine Empresses, Imperial consorts, and concubines (kōi); and he had 24 Imperial sons and daughters.[5]
Events of Ninmyō's life
[change | change source]Ninmyō was Crown Prince for 10 years.
- 6 January 823 (Kōnin 10, 4th month, 19th day): At age 14, Prince Masara is named Junna's heir.
- 22 March 833 (Tenchō 10, 28th day of the 2nd month): In the 10th year of Emperor Junna's reign, the emperor abdicated. The succession (senso) was received by his adopted son. Masara-shinnō was the natural son of Emperor Saga, and therefore would have been Junna's nephew.[5] Soon afterwards, Emperor Ninmyo is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui).[6] This was confirmed in ceremonies.[7]
- 838-839 (Jōwa 5-6): Diplomatic mission to Tang China headed by Fujiwara no Tsunetsugu.[8]
- 6 May 850 (Kashō 3, 21st day of the 3rd month): Emperor Ninmyō died at the age of 41.[9]
After his death
[change | change source]Emperor Ninmyō is traditionally venerated at his tomb; the Imperial Household Agency designates Fukakusa Imperial Mausoleum (深草陵, Fukakusa no Misasagi), in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, as the location of Ninmyō's mausoleum.[1]
Ninmyō was sometimes posthumously referred to as "the Emperor of Fukakusa," because that was the location of his tomb.[10]
Eras of reign
[change | change source]The years of Ninmyō's reign are identified by more than one era name (nengō).[11]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 仁明天皇 (54); retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 64-65.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 106-112; Brown, Delmer M. et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 283-284; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 164-165;
- ↑ Brown, p. 282; Varley, p. 164.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Brown, p. 283.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 106; Brown, p. 283.
- ↑ Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2011-12-23.
- ↑ Sansom, George Bailey. (1958). A History of Japan to 1334, pp. 134-135; Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Tsunetsugu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 211.
- ↑ Adolphson, Mikael et al. (2007). Heian Japan, centers and peripheries, p. 23; Brown, p. 284
- ↑ Brown, p. 284; Varley, p. 165.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 106.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Hokusai: Poem #12, image of ceremonial event in Ninmyō's court Archived 2008-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Emperor Junna |
Emperor of Japan: Ninmyō 833–850 |
Succeeded by Emperor Montoku |