Emperor Yūryaku
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| Yūryaku | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of Japan | |
 | |
| legendary | |
| Predecessor | Ankō |
| Successor | Seinei |
| Born | legendary |
| Died | legendary Hatsuse no asakura Palace |
| Burial | Tajii no Takawashi-hara no misasagi (Osaka) |
No certain dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign.[4] The conventionally accepted names and sequence of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kammu, who was the 50th monarch of the Yamato dynasty.[5]
Traditional history
According to the Kojiki and Nihonshoki, Yūryaku was the fifth and youngest son of Emperor Ingyō.
He was the brother of Emperor Ankō.[6]
Yūryaku was followed on the throne by his son, who would come to be known as Emperor Seinei.
Events of Yūryaku's life
Very little is known about the events of Yūryaku's life and rule. Only limited facts can be studied before the rule of the 29th monarch, Emperor Kimmei.[7]
After Ankō's death, Yūryaku overcame others in the struggle for power. He became the new emperor.
Yūryaku is known as a patron of silk.[8] It is said that he encouraged growing mulberry bushes for silkworms to eat.[6]
Poems that are said to be Yūryaku's are included in the Manyōshū. A number of his verses are kept in the Kojiki and the Nihonshoki.[8]
He is credited with bringing many artisans from Korea to Japan.[6]
After his death
This emperor's official name after his death (his posthumous name) was regularized many centuries after the lifetime which was ascribed to Yūryaku.[9]
According to the Imperial Household Agency, the emperor's final resting place is in an earthen tumulus (kofun). This emperor is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound.[1]
Emperor Yūryaku Media
Inariyama Schwert mit 115 in Gold eingelegten Schriftzeichen, 5.Jh n.Chr.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 雄略天皇 (21); retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 27-28; Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 113-115; Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric et al. (2002). "Traditional order of Tennō" in Japan encyclopedia, pp. 962-963.
- ↑ Kelly, Charles F. "Kofun Culture," Japanese Archaeology. April 27, 2009; retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 30.
- ↑ Aston, William George. (1896). Nihongi, pp. 109.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yūryaku Tennō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1068.
- ↑ Titsingh, pp. 34-36; Brown, pp. 261-262; Varley, pp. 123-124.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai (1969). The Manyōshū, p. 317.
- ↑ Aston (1998), pp. 146-147.
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| Preceded by Emperor Ankō |
Legendary Emperor of Japan Yūryaku 456-479 (traditional dates) |
Succeeded by Emperor Seinei |