| Emperor Nintoku | |
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| 16th Emperor of Japan | |
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| Reign | 313-399 (traditonal dates) |
| Born | legendary |
| Died | 399 (traditional) |
| Buried | Mozu no Mimihara no naka no Misasagi (Osaka) |
| Predecessor | Emperor Ōjin |
| Successor | Emperor Richū |
Emperor Nintoku (仁徳天皇, Nintoku-tennō) was the 16th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[1] No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign. Nintoku is considered to have ruled the country during the late-fourth century and early-fifth century, but there is a paucity of information about him. There is insufficient material available for further verification and study.
According to Nihon Shoki, he was the fourth son of Emperor Ōjin and the father of Emperors Richū, Hanzei, and Ingyō.
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Events of Nintoku's life
The Nihon Shoki states that Nintoku ruled from 313 till 399; but modern research suggests those dates are likely inaccurate.[2] The achievements of Nintoku's reign which are noted in Nihon Shoki include:
- constructed a thorn field bank called Namba no Horie to prevent a flood in Kawachi plains and for development. It is assumed that this was the Japan's first large-scale engineering works business.
- established a thorn field estate under the direct control of the Imperial Court (まむたのみやけ)
- constructed a Yokono bank (horizontal parcel, Ikuno-ku, Osaka-shi).[3]
The kami of Emperor Nintoku is venerated at Takatsu-no-miya in Osaka, Settsu province.[4]
Nintoku's tomb
Daisen-Kofun (the biggest tomb in Japan) in Sakai, Osaka is considered to be his tomb. The Imperial tomb of Nintoku's consort, Iwa-no hime no Mikoto, is said to be located in Saki-cho, Nara City.[5] Both kofun-type Imperial tombs are characterized by a keyhole-shaped island located within a wide, water-filled moat. Imperial tombs and mausolea are cultural properties; but they are guarded and administered by the Imperial Household Agency (IHA), which is the government department responsible for all matters relating to the emperor and his family. According to the IHA, the tombs are more than a mere repository for historical artifacts; they are sacred religious sites. IHA construes each of the Imperial grave sites as sanctuaries for the spirits of the ancestors of the Imperial House.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 22-24; Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 110-111.
- ^ a b Parry, Richard Lloyd. "Japan guards the emperors' secrets; Ban on digs in ancient imperial tombs frustrates archaeologists," The Independent (London). 12 November 1995.
- ^ Aston, William. (1998). Nihongi, Vol. 1, pp. 254-271.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 128.
- ^ Iwa-no hime no Mikoto's misasagi -- map (upper right)
References
- Aston, William George. (1896). Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner. [reprinted by Tuttle Publishing, Tokyo, 2007. 10-ISBN 0-8048-0984-4; 13-ISBN 978-0-8048-0984-9]
- Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). [ Jien, c. 1220], Gukanshō (The Future and the Past, a translation and study of the Gukanshō, an interpretative history of Japan written in 1219). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-03460-0
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
- Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652], Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Varley, H. Paul , ed. (1980). [ Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1359], Jinnō Shōtōki (A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-04940-4
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| Preceded by Emperor Ōjin |
Emperor of Japan: Nintoku 313-399 (traditional dates) |
Succeeded by Emperor Richū |
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Coordinates: 34°33′50″N 135°29′15″E / 34.56389°N 135.4875°E
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