Emperor Antoku
| Antoku | |
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| Emperor of Japan | |
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| Reign | 1180–1185 |
| Born | 22 December 1178 |
| Died | 25 April 1185 (aged 6) |
| Buried | Amida-ji no Misasagi (Shimonoseki) |
| Predecessor | Takakura |
| Successor | Go-Toba |
Emperor Antoku (安徳天皇 Antoku-tennō, 22 December 1178–25 April 1185) was the 81st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[1] His reign started in 1180 and ended in 1185.[2]
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Traditional history [change]
Before he became the monarch, his personal name (imina) was Tokohito-shinnō (言仁親王).[3] or Kotohito-shinnō.[4]
He was the son of Emperor Takakura.
Events of Antoku's life [change]
Antoku was named Crown Prince at around one month of age. He became emperor at one year of age.
- 1180 (Jishō 4, 21st day of the 4th month): In the 12th year of Takakura-tennō 's reign, he abdicated. The succession (the senso) was received by his infant son.[5] Soon after, Emperor Antoku is said to have accepted the monarch's role and duties and powers (sokui).[6]
- 1183 (Juei 2, 20th day of the 8th month): Emperor Go-Toba was named emperor by former-Emperor Go-Shirakawa. This meant that there were two emperors at the same time. Go-Toba was in Kyoto and Antoko was fleeing towards the south.[7]
- 1185 (Genryaku 2, 24th day of the 3rd month): The Taira clan[8] and the Minamoto clan[9] clashed in the naval Battle of Dan-no-ura in the Shimonoseki Strait at the southern tip of the island of Honshu.[10]
The Taira were defeated; and Antoku died in the sea after the naval battle was lost.[11] Antoku's grandmother drowned herself by jumping into the sea with the young emperor in her arms.[12]
After his death [change]
The story of Emperor Antoku and his mother's family is told in The Tale of the Heike.[8]
Amida-ji no misasagi near Akama Shrine at Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture is considered to be Antoku's symbolic tomb.[13]
Eras of Antoku's reign [change]
The years of Antoku's reign reign include more than one era name..[14]
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Notes and references [change]
- ↑ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 安徳天皇 (81); retrieved 2012-10-7.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 200–207; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 333–334; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 214–215.
- ↑ Brown, p. 333; Varley, p. 214.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 200.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 200; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 200; compare Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-10-7.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 207.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Heike is another name for "House of the Taira".
- ↑ Genji is another name for "House of the Minamoto".
- ↑ Kitagawa, Hiroshi et al. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 787; Titsingh, pp. 211–212.
- ↑ "Antoku," Encylopedia Britannica; retrieved 2012-10-7.
- ↑ Kitagawa, pp. 676-677.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 422.
- ↑ Titsingh, pp. 200–207; Brown, pp. 333–334.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Emperor Antoku at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to | Preceded by Emperor Takakura |
Emperor or Tennō: Antoku 1180–1185 |
Succeeded by Emperor Go-Toba |
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