Emperor Seiwa (清和天皇) (Third month, 25th day, 850 - Twelfth month, 4th day, 880) was the 56th imperial ruler of Japan. He reigned from the eleventh month, 7th day, 858 until the eleventh month, 29th day, 876. His birth name was Korehito (惟仁). Events April 20 - Guntherus becomes Bishop of Cologne. ... For other uses, see number 880. ... His Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan The Emperor of Japan (天皇 tennō) is the symbol of Japan, the unity of its people and the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. ... Events Patriarch Ignatius is imprisoned and (December 25) deposed to be succeeded by patriarch Photius I. Louis the German invades West Francia, hoping to secure Aquitaine from his brother Charles the Bald, but fails. ... Events Seiwa is succeeded by Yozei as emperor of Japan. ...

Genealogy

He was the fourth son of Emperor Montoku. His mother was a court lady named Meishi or Akirakeiko (明子), the daughter of Fujiwara no Yoshifusa (藤原良房). He was the younger half-brother of Imperial Prince Koretaka (惟喬親王) (lived 844-897) Emperor Montoku (文徳天皇) (827-858) was the 55th imperial ruler of Japan. ... Fujiwara no Yoshifusa (藤原良房, 804 - 872) was the first of the great regents from the Fujiwara clan. ... Events Succession of Pope Sergius II (844 - 847). ... Events January - the Cadaver Synod July/August- Pope Stephen VII dies and is succeeded by Pope Romanus. ...

• 868-949 Imperial Prince Sadaakira (貞明親王) (Emperor Yōzei)
• 870-924 Imperial Prince Sadayasu (貞保親王)
• ???-930 Imperial Princess Atsuko? (敦子内親王)
• ???-930 Imperial Prince Sadamoto (貞固親王)
• 873-916 Imperial Prince Sadasumi (貞純親王) - father of Minamoto no Tsunemoto (源経基), founder of the Seiwa Genji, from whom the Kamakura shogunate and the Ashikaga shogunate were both descended, as well as from whom the Tokugawa shogunate claimed descent
• 874-906 Imperial Princess Shikiko (識子内親王) saigū (Imperial Princess serving at Ise Shrine)
• 874-929 Imperial Prince Sadatoki (貞辰親王)
• 875-916 Imperial Prince Sadakazu (貞数親王)
• 876-922 Imperial Prince Sadayori (貞頼親王)
• 876-932 Imperial Prince Sada?? (貞真親王)

Many other children, most of whom descended to subject status as members of the Minamoto Clan (Seiwa Genji, specifically) Events 11 May: Printing of The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book. ... Events Belgian astronomer Jean Meeus asserts that the orbits of all nine planets were within the same 90% arc of the solar system on 1 February 949. ... Emperor Yozei of Japan (From Ogura Hyakunin Isshu) Emperor Yōzei (陽成天皇) (869-949) was the 57th imperial ruler of Japan. ... Events February 28 - End of the Fourth Council of Constantinople. ... Events King Athelstan of England succeeds to the throne. ... Events With the establishment of the Icelandic Althing, now the worlds oldest parliament, the Icelandic Commonwealth is founded. ... Events With the establishment of the Icelandic Althing, now the worlds oldest parliament, the Icelandic Commonwealth is founded. ... Events Viking raid of Dorestad. ... Events City of Mahdia founded in Tunisia Mercian warrior queen Aethelflaed conquers Wales Births Deaths St. ... Minamoto (源) was an honorary surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period to their sons and grandsons after accepting them as royal subjects. ... The Kamakura shogunate (鎌倉幕府) was a feudal military dictatorship ruled by the shoguns from 1185 to 1333. ... The Ashikaga shogunate (Jp. ... The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868. ... Events March 13 - The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Apostles, Constantinople. ... Events Births Deaths Categories: 906 ... Ise Shrine (Ise-jingū 伊勢神宮; alternately Grand Shrines of Ise or Ise Daijingū 伊勢大神宮) is a shrine to Shinto goddess Amaterasu ōmikami, located in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture, Japan. ... Events March 13 - The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Apostles, Constantinople. ... Events Emir Abd-ar-rahman III of Cordoba declares himself caliph. ... Events December 29 - Charles the Bald, king of west Danes capture Lindisfarne and arrive in Cambridge. ... Events City of Mahdia founded in Tunisia Mercian warrior queen Aethelflaed conquers Wales Births Deaths St. ... Events Seiwa is succeeded by Yozei as emperor of Japan. ... Events Births Deaths March 26 - Al-Hallaj, Sufi writer and teacher Categories: 922 ... Events Seiwa is succeeded by Yozei as emperor of Japan. ... Events Foundation of the St. ...

Life

Originally under the guardianship of his maternal grandfather Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, he displaced Imperial Prince Koretaka (惟喬親王) as Crown Prince. Upon the death of his father in 858, Emperor Montoku, he became Emperor at the age of 8, but the real power was held by his grandfather, Yoshifusa. Fujiwara (藤原) can refer to: The Fujiwara clan and its members Kamatari Fujiwara Keiji Fujiwara Fujiwara-no-Sai, character of Hikaru no Go Takumi Tak Fujiwara, character of Initial D Zakuro Fujiwara, character of Tokyo Mew Mew (Known as Renee Roberts in the Mew Mew Power English anime) This is... A Crown Prince or Crown Princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. ... Events Patriarch Ignatius is imprisoned and (December 25) deposed to be succeeded by patriarch Photius I. Louis the German invades West Francia, hoping to secure Aquitaine from his brother Charles the Bald, but fails. ... Emperor Montoku (文徳天皇) (827-858) was the 55th imperial ruler of Japan. ...

• 850 Birth. In the same year, investure as Crown Prince
• 858 Enthronement
• 876 Abdicates suddenly, enters Buddhist monastery
• 880 Dies

Events April 20 - Guntherus becomes Bishop of Cologne. ... Events Patriarch Ignatius is imprisoned and (December 25) deposed to be succeeded by patriarch Photius I. Louis the German invades West Francia, hoping to secure Aquitaine from his brother Charles the Bald, but fails. ... Events Seiwa is succeeded by Yozei as emperor of Japan. ... For other uses, see number 880. ...

Names

From the site of his tomb, he was also referred to as Mizunoo (水尾) (see also Emperor Go-Mizunoo) Emperor Go-Mizunoo (後水尾天皇) (June 29, 1596 - September 11, 1680) was the 108th imperial ruler of Japan. ...

Eras of his reign

• Tennan
• Jōgan

Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. ...

Emperor Montoku (文徳天皇) (827-858) was the 55th imperial ruler of Japan. ... The following is a traditional list of Emperors of Japan. ... Emperor Yozei of Japan (From Ogura Hyakunin Isshu) Emperor Yōzei (陽成天皇) (869-949) was the 57th imperial ruler of Japan. ...