| Emperor Senka | |
|---|---|
| 28th Emperor of Japan | |
| Reign | legendary |
| Born | legendary |
| Died | legendary |
| Buried | Musa no Tsukisaka no e no Misasagi (Nara) |
| Predecessor | Emperor Ankan |
| Successor | Emperor Kimmei |
Emperor Senka (宣化天皇 Senka-tennō) was the 28th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[1] No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign. Keitai is considered to have ruled the country during the early-6th century, but there is a paucity of information about him. There is insufficient material available for further verification and study.
During this reign, Soga no Iname[2] is believed to have been the first verifiable "Great Minister" or Omi (also identified as Ō-omi).
When Emperor Ankan died, he had no offspring; and succession to the throne 践祚 (senso) was received by Ankan's youngest brother. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Senka is said to have acceded to the throne 即位 (sokui).[3]
Emperor Senka was quite elderly at the time of his enthronement (69 years old), and his reign only endured for three years.
See also
Notes
- ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 33-34; Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 121.
- ^ Titsingh, p. 33.
- ^ Varley, p. 44; n.b., a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and the senso and sokui for all emperors/empresses prior to Emperor Go-Murakami other than Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba and Fushimi took place within the same year.
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
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by Emperor Ankan |
Emperor of Japan: Senka 536-539 (traditional dates) |
Succeeded by Emperor Kimmei |
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