Emperor Murakami (村上天皇, Murakami-tennō, 14 July 924 – 5 July 967) was the 62nd emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2]
Nariakira-shinnō was the 14th son of Emperor Daigo, and the younger brother of Emperor Suzaku by another mother.[5]
Murakami had ten Empresses and Imperial consorts and 19 Imperial sons and daughters.[6]
Events of Murakami's reign
In 944, he was appointed crown prince and ascended the throne two years later.
16 May 946 (Tengyō 9, 13th day of the 4th month): In the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Suzaku (朱雀天皇十六年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (the senso) was received by his younger brother, Nariakira-shinnō.[7]
31 May 946 (Tengyō 9, 28th day of the 4th month): Shortly thereafter, Emperor Murakami, who was 21 years old, acceded to the throne (the sokui).[8]
Murakami's maternal uncle Fujiwara no Tadahira remained as the Sesshoregent until 949. After the death of Tadahira, there was no regent and although contemporaries praised Murakami as the emperor who governed the state directly, in reality the Fujiwara clan seized power and ruled Japan. The brothers Fujiwara no Saneyori and Fujiwara no Morosuke became the de facto rulers of Japan.
23 October 949 (Tenryaku 3, 29th day of the 9th month): The former-Emperor Yōzei died at the age of 82.[9]
6 September 952 (Tenryaku 6, 15th day of the 8th month): The former-Emperor Suzaku died at the age of 30.[10]
16 October 960 (Tentoku 4, 23rd day of the 9th month): The Imperial palace burned down, the first time it had been ravaged by fire since the capital was removed from Nara to Heian-kyō in 794.[11]
Murakami was a central figure in Heian period culture. He was also a skilled flute and koto (Japanese harp) player.
5 July 967 (Kōhō 4, 25th day of the 5th month): The former-Emperor Murakami died at the age of 42.[11]
The actual site of Murakami's grave is known.[1] This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorialShintoshrine (misasagi) at Kyoto.
Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras.[13]
In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Murakami's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included:
^Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 70–71.
^Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 295–298; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 183–190; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 139–142., p. 139, at Google Books
^Titsingh, p. 139; Varley, p. 183; Brown, p. 264; prior to Emperor Jomei, the personal names of the emperors (their imina) were very long and people did not generally use them. The number of characters in each name diminished after Jomei's reign.
^Brown, p. 295; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Toba II, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami.
^"Genealogy". Reichsarchiv (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
References
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. ISBN0-520-03460-0
Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
emperor, murakami, 村上天皇, murakami, tennō, july, july, 62nd, emperor, japan, according, traditional, order, succession, 村上天皇emperor, japanreign23, july, 967coronation31, 946predecessorsuzakusuccessorreizeiborn14, july, 924heian, kyō, kyōto, died5, july, aged, s. Emperor Murakami 村上天皇 Murakami tennō 14 July 924 5 July 967 was the 62nd emperor of Japan 1 according to the traditional order of succession 2 Emperor Murakami村上天皇Emperor of JapanReign23 May 946 5 July 967Coronation31 May 946PredecessorSuzakuSuccessorReizeiBorn14 July 924Heian Kyō Kyōto Died5 July 967 967 07 05 aged 42 Seiryōden of the Heian KyōBurialMurakami no misasagi 村上陵 Kyōto SpouseFujiwara no AnshiIssuemore Emperor Reizei Emperor En yuPosthumous nameTsuigō Emperor Murakami 村上天皇 HouseYamatoFatherEmperor DaigoMotherFujiwara no OnshiMurakami s reign spanned the years from 946 to his death in 967 3 Contents 1 Biography 2 Events of Murakami s reign 2 1 Kugyō 3 Eras of Murakami s reign 4 Consorts and children 5 Ancestry 6 Notes 7 References 8 See alsoBiography EditBefore he ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne his personal name imina was Nariakira shinnō 成明親王 4 Nariakira shinnō was the 14th son of Emperor Daigo and the younger brother of Emperor Suzaku by another mother 5 Murakami had ten Empresses and Imperial consorts and 19 Imperial sons and daughters 6 Events of Murakami s reign EditIn 944 he was appointed crown prince and ascended the throne two years later 16 May 946 Tengyō 9 13th day of the 4th month In the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Suzaku 朱雀天皇十六年 the emperor abdicated and the succession the senso was received by his younger brother Nariakira shinnō 7 31 May 946 Tengyō 9 28th day of the 4th month Shortly thereafter Emperor Murakami who was 21 years old acceded to the throne the sokui 8 Murakami s maternal uncle Fujiwara no Tadahira remained as the Sessho regent until 949 After the death of Tadahira there was no regent and although contemporaries praised Murakami as the emperor who governed the state directly in reality the Fujiwara clan seized power and ruled Japan The brothers Fujiwara no Saneyori and Fujiwara no Morosuke became the de facto rulers of Japan 23 October 949 Tenryaku 3 29th day of the 9th month The former Emperor Yōzei died at the age of 82 9 951 Tenryaku 5 The emperor ordered the compilation of Gosen Wakashu this work was undertaken by the Five Men of the Pear Chamber under his patronage 6 September 952 Tenryaku 6 15th day of the 8th month The former Emperor Suzaku died at the age of 30 10 16 October 960 Tentoku 4 23rd day of the 9th month The Imperial palace burned down the first time it had been ravaged by fire since the capital was removed from Nara to Heian kyō in 794 11 Murakami was a central figure in Heian period culture He was also a skilled flute and koto Japanese harp player 5 July 967 Kōhō 4 25th day of the 5th month The former Emperor Murakami died at the age of 42 11 The actual site of Murakami s grave is known 1 This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine misasagi at Kyoto The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Murakami s mausoleum It is formally named Murakami no misasagi 12 Kugyō Edit Kugyō 公卿 is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre Meiji eras 13 In general this elite group included only three to four men at a time These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background have brought them to the pinnacle of a life s career During Murakami s reign this apex of the Daijō kan included Kampaku Fujiwara no Tadahira 藤原忠平 880 949 9 Daijō daijin Fujiwara no Tadahira 藤原忠平 9 Sadaijin Ono no Miya Fujiwara no Saneyori 藤原実頼 900 970 14 Udaijin Fujiwara no Saneyori 藤原実頼 Udaijin Fujiwara no Morosuke 藤原師輔 908 960 9 Udaijin Fujiwara no Akitada 藤原顕忠 Udaijin Minamoto no Taka akira 源高明 Nadaijin DainagonEras of Murakami s reign EditThe years of murakami s reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō 15 Tengyō 938 947 Tenryaku 947 957 Tentoku 957 961 Ōwa 961 964 Kōhō 964 968 Consorts and children EditEmpress Chugu Fujiwara no Anshi Yasuko 藤原安子 927 964 Fujiwara no Morosuke s daughter Prince 946 First Daughter Imperial Princess Shōshi 承子内親王 948 951 Second son Imperial Prince Norihira 憲平親王 later Emperor Reizei Fourth Son Imperial Prince Tamehira 為平親王 952 1010 Seventh Daughter Imperial Princess Sukeko 輔子内親王 953 992 32nd Saiō in Ise Shrine 968 969 Ninth Daughter Imperial Princess Shishi 資子内親王 955 1015 Seventh Son Imperial Prince Morihira 守平親王 later Emperor En yu Princess 962 Tenth Daughter Imperial Princess Senshi 選子内親王 964 1035 16th Saiin in Kamo Shrine 975 1031Consort Nyōgo Princess Kishi 徽子女王 929 985 Imperial Prince Shigeakira s daughter Fourth Daughter Imperial Princess Kishi Noriko 規子内親王 949 986 34th Saiō in Ise Shrine 975 984 Eighth Son 962 Consort Nyōgo Princess Sōshi Takako 荘子女王 930 1008 Imperial Prince Yoakira s daughter Sixth daughter Imperial Princess Rakushi 楽子内親王 952 998 31st Saiō in Ise Shrine 955 967 Ninth Son Imperial Prince Tomohira 具平親王 964 1009 called Nochi no Chushoō 後中書王 Consort Nyōgo Fujiwara no Jutsushi Nobuko 藤原述子 933 947 Fujiwara no Saneyori s daughterConsort Nyōgo Fujiwara no Hōshi 藤原芳子 d 967 Fujiwara no Morotada s daughter Sixth son Imperial Prince Masahira 昌平親王 956 961 Tenth son Imperial Prince Nagahira 永平親王 965 988 Court Attendant Koui Minamoto no Kazuko 源計子 Minamoto no Moroakira s daughter Second Daughter Imperial Princess Rishi 理子内親王 948 960 Fifth Daughter Imperial Princess Seishi 盛子内親王 d 998 married to Fujiwara no AkimitsuCourt Attendant Koui Fujiwara no Seihi 藤原正妃 d 967 Fujiwara no Arihira s daughter Third Daughter Imperial Princess Hoshi 保子内親王 949 987 married to Fujiwara no Kaneie Third Prince Imperial Prince Munehira 致平親王 951 1041 Fifth Prince Imperial Prince Akihira 昭平親王 954 1013 Court Attendant Koui Fujiwara no Sukehime 藤原祐姫 Fujiwara no Motokata s daughter First Son Imperial Prince Hirohira 広平親王 950 971 Eighth Daughter Imperial Princess Shushi 緝子内親王 d 970 Court Attendant Koui Fujiwara no Shushi 藤原脩子 Fujiwara no Asahira s daughterCourt Attendant Koui Fujiwara no Yujo 藤原有序 Fujiwara no Arisuke s daughterCourt Lady Fujiwara no Tōshi Nariko 藤原登子 d 975 Fujiwara no Morosuke s daughter later married Imperial Prince ShigeakiraAncestry Edit 16 Ancestors of Emperor Murakami16 Emperor Ninmyō 808 850 8 Emperor Kōkō 830 867 17 Fujiwara no Takushi d 839 4 Emperor Uda 867 931 18 Prince Nakano 792 867 9 Princess Hanshi 833 900 19 Tōsō2 Emperor Daigo 885 930 20 Fujiwara no Yoshikado10 Fujiwara no Takafuji 838 900 21 Takada no Haruko5 Fujiwara no Inshi d 896 22 Miyaji no Iyamasu11 Miyaji no Tsurako1 Emperor Murakami24 Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu 775 826 12 Fujiwara no Nagara 802 856 25 Fujiwara no Mitsuko 781 828 6 Fujiwara no Mototsune 836 891 26 Fujiwara no Fusatsugu13 Fujiwara no Otoharu3 Fujiwara no Onshi 885 954 28 Emperor Ninmyō 808 850 14 Prince Saneyasu 831 872 29 Fujiwara no Takushi d 839 7 Princess SōshiNotes Edit Japanese Imperial kamon a stylized chrysanthemum blossom a b Imperial Household Agency Kunaichō 村上天皇 62 Ponsonby Fane Richard 1959 The Imperial House of Japan pp 70 71 Brown Delmer et al 1979 Gukanshō pp 295 298 Varley H Paul 1980 Jinnō Shōtōki pp 183 190 Titsingh Isaac 1834 Annales des empereurs du japon pp 139 142 p 139 at Google Books Titsingh p 139 Varley p 183 Brown p 264 prior to Emperor Jomei the personal names of the emperors their imina were very long and people did not generally use them The number of characters in each name diminished after Jomei s reign Varley p 183 Brown p 28 Brown p 295 Varley p 44 a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji and all sovereigns except Jitō Yōzei Toba II and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go Murakami Titsingh p 139 Varley p 44 a b c d Brown p 296 Brown pp 296 297 a b Brown p 297 Ponsonby Fane p 420 kugyō of Murakami tennō Brown pp 296 298 Titsingh p 139 Genealogy Reichsarchiv in Japanese Retrieved 14 February 2018 References EditBrown 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 dai 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 of Kitabatake Chikafusa translated by H Paul Varley New York Columbia University Press ISBN 0 231 04940 4See also EditEmperor of Japan List of Emperors of Japan Imperial cult Emperor Go MurakamiRegnal titlesPreceded byEmperor Suzaku Emperor of Japan Murakami946 967 Succeeded byEmperor Reizei Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emperor Murakami amp oldid 1134030456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
