| Emperor Seimu | |
|---|---|
| 13th Emperor of Japan | |
| Reign | legendary |
| Born | legendary |
| Died | legendary |
| Buried | Saki no Tatanami no Misasagi (Nara) |
| Predecessor | Emperor Keikō |
| Successor | Emperor Chūai |
Emperor Seimu (成務天皇, Seimu-tennō); also known as Wakatarashihiko no Sumeramikoto; was the 13th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[1] Emperor Seimu is considered by most historians to be a legendary figure, and the name Seimu Tennō was assigned to him posthumously by later generations.
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Legendary narrative
No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign. Seimu is regarded by historians as a "legendary emperor" because of the paucity of information about him, which does not necessarily imply that no such person ever existed. There is insufficient material available for further verification and study. If Seimu did exist, there is no evidence to suggest that the title tennō was used during the time period to which his reign has been assigned. It is much more likely that he was a chieftain, or local clan leader, and the polity he ruled would have only encompassed a small portion of modern day Japan.[2]
Although the final resting place of this legendary sovereign remains unknown, it is believed to be located within the ambit of the former Yamato Province.[3] Seimu's officially designated Imperial misasagi or tomb can be visited today at Misasagi-cho, Nara City.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 14-15; Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 99-100.
- ^ Aston, William. (1998). Nihongi, Vol. 1, pp. 214-216.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 419.
- ^ Seimu's misasagi -- map (lower 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 Keikō |
Legendary Emperor of Japan 131-191 (traditional dates) |
Succeeded by Emperor Chūai |
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