| Emperor Seinei | |
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| 22nd Emperor of Japan | |
| Reign | 480-484 (traditional dates) |
| Born | c. 444? (traditional) |
| Died | c. 484 (traditional) |
| Place of death | Iware no mikakuri Palace |
| Buried | Kawachi no Sakado no hara no Misasagi (Osaka) |
| Predecessor | Emperor Yūryaku |
| Successor | Emperor Kenzō |
Emperor Seinei (清寧天皇, Seinei-tennō) was the 22nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. [1] No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but 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.[2] After the death of his father, Seinei won the fight against Prince Hoshikawa, his brother, for the throne and so succeeded his father. Traditional dates which are ascribed to this emperor's reign are from 480 till 484.
He 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.[3]
He was entombed in Kawachi province, which is today in eastern Osaka prefecture.
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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]
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- 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 Yūryaku |
Emperor of Japan: Seinei 480-484 (traditional dates) |
Succeeded by Emperor Kenzō |
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