Emperor Kōnin

Kōnin
Emperor of Japan
Reign770–781
PredecessorShōtoku
SuccessorKammu
Born18 November 709
Died11 January 782
Burial
Tahara no higashi no misasagi (Nara)
For other meanings, see Konin (disambiguation).

Emperor Kōnin (光仁天皇, Kōnin-tennō, 18 November 709 – 11 January 782) was the 49th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Kōnin's reign started in 770 and ended in 781.[3]

Traditional narrative

Before he became the monarch, this prince's personal name (imina) was Prince Shirakabe (白壁)[4]

Kōnin had five wives and seven Imperial sons and daughters.[5]

Events of Kōnin's life

  • 8 September 769 (Jingo-keiun 3, 4th day of the 8th month): In the 5th year of Shōtoku's reign, she died; and Prince Shirakabe was her heir.[6]
  • 28 August 770 (Jingo-keiun 4, 4th day of the 8th month): The succession (senso) was received by Prince Shirakabe, who was the 62-year-old grandson of Emperor Tenji.[4]
  • 23 October 770 (Jingo-keiun 4, 1st day of the 10th month): Emperor Kōnin was said to have acceded to the throne (sokui) in a formal ceremony. The era name was changed to Hōki 1.[7]
  • 781 (Ten'ō 1, 4th month): In the 11th year of Kōnin's reign, he abdicated in favor of his son who became known as Emperor Kammu.[5]
  • 781 (Ten'ō 1, 12th month) : Kōnin died at the age of 73.[5]

After his death

Emperor Kōnin is traditionally venerated at his tomb; the Imperial Household Agency designates Tahara no Higashi no Misasagi in Nara as the location of Kōnin's mausoleum.[1]

Eras of Kōnin's reign

The years of Kōnin's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name (nengō).[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 光仁天皇 (49); retrieved 2011-12-26.
  2. ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 60.
  3. ↑ Klaproth, Julius von (1834). Nipon o dai itsi ran: ou Annales des empereurs du Japon. Oriental Translation Fund. pp. 81–85.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jien; Delmer Myers Brown, Ichirō Ishida (1979). 愚管抄: A Translation and Study of the Gukansho, an Interpretative History of Japan Written in 1219. University of California Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-520-03460-0.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jien; Delmer Myers Brown, Ichirō Ishida (1979). 愚管抄: A Translation and Study of the Gukansho, an Interpretative History of Japan Written in 1219. University of California Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-520-03460-0.
  6. ↑ Jien; Delmer Myers Brown, Ichirō Ishida (1979). 愚管抄: A Translation and Study of the Gukansho, an Interpretative History of Japan Written in 1219. University of California Press. pp. 276–277. ISBN 978-0-520-03460-0.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Klaproth, Julius von (1834). Nipon o dai itsi ran: ou Annales des empereurs du Japon. Oriental Translation Fund. p. 81.
Preceded by
Empress Shōtoku 		Emperor of Japan:
Kōnin
770–781 		Succeeded by
Emperor Kammu

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