Seiwa

The emperor Seiwa (清和天皇, Seiwa Tennō , 850 - 880) was the fifty-sixth emperor Japan, according to the traditional order of the succession, and reigned of 858 with 876. Its personal name was prince Korehito (惟仁). It is also called Mizunoo (水尾), according to the site of its tomb.

Genealogy

Seiwa was the fourth wire of the emperor Montoku. His/her mother was a lady of the named court Meishi gold Akirakeiko (明子), girl of Fujiwara No Yoshifusa. It had many children, among whom prince Sadaakira (the future emperor Yōzei) and prince Sadasumi, father of Minamoto No Tsunemoto, founder of the line Seiwa Genji. From this line the shoguns went down from Kamakura and Ashikaga. The Tokugawa also protested to go down from this line.

Wives and descent

The Seiwa emperor had 19 children, 14 wire (10 imperial princes) and 5 girls (4 imperial princesses)

Fujiwara No Koshi (Takaiko), born in 842, girl of Fujiwara No Nagara, by Fujiwara No Otoharu; adopted by his/her uncle Yoshifusa; imperial wife in 858; imperial lady ( kotai fujin ) in 877; empress dowager (kotaigo) in 882; relieved in 896; died in 910; it had:

first prince: Prince Sadaakira, born in 868 (future emperor Yo¯zei)
second prince: Prince Sadayasu, born in 870 and died in 924
Atsuko Princess, dead 930; princess vestal of Kamo from 877 to 880

Fujiwara No Tamishi (Tamiko), dead 886, girl of Fujiwara No Yoshisuke/Yoshimi; imperial wife (nyogo)
Will conceal No Kanshi, wife imperial (nyogo)
Princesse Kashi, girl of prince Munesada; imperial wife (nyogo); mother of:

fourth prince: Prince Sadazumi, born in 874, died into 916; father of Minamoto No Tsunemoto (the founder of the line Seiwa Genji)

Minamoto No Seishi, its half sister, girl of the Montoku emperor; imperial wife (nyogo)
Minamoto No Sadako, dead 873; imperial wife (nyogo)
Minamoto No Kenshi (Atsuko), imperial wife (nyogo)
Princess Chushi (Tadako), girl of the prince Tokiyasu (Koko emperor); imperial wife (nyogo)
Fujiwara No Yoriko, dead 936, girl of Fujiwara No Mototsune; imperial wife (nyogo)
Fujiwara No Raishi (Kazuko), girl of Fujiwara No Mototsune; imperial wife (nyogo); mother of:

fifth prince: Prince Sadatoki, born 874, died in 930

Minamoto No Takeko/Izuko, dead 878, girl of Minamoto No Yoshiari; imperial wife (nyogo)
Minamoto No Gishi (Yoshiko), girl of Minamoto No Okimoto; imperial wife (nyogo)
Kenshi Princess, imperial wife (nyogo)
Ryushi Princess, imperial wife (nyogo)
a girl of Tachibana No Yasukage, imperial concubine (koi); mother of

third prince: Prince Sadakata, born in 874 and died in 930

a girl of Fujiwara No Nakamune, imperial concubine (koi); mother of

Prince Sadamoto, dead 909

a girl of Fujiwara No Yoshichika; imperial concubine (koi); mother of

Prince Sadahira, dead 913
Shikiko Princess, born in 874 and died in 906; princess vestal of Ise from 877 to 880.

Ariwara No Fumiko, girl of Ariwara No Yukihira; imperial concubine (koi); mother of

sixth prince: Prince Sadakazu, born in 875 and died in 916
Kaneko Princess, died 889

a girl of Fujiwara No Morofuji, imperial concubine (koi); mother of

eighth prince: Prince Sadazane, born in 876 and died in 932
Moshi Princess, died 901

a girl of Fujiwara No Naomune, imperial concubine (koi); mother of

seventh prince: Prince Sadayori, born in 876 and died in 922

a girl of Saeki No Sanefusa, imperial concubine (koi); mother of

Minamoto No Nagami
Minamoto No Nagayori

a girl of Kamo No Mineo, lady of the court; mother of:

Minamoto No Naganori, dead 918
Minamoto No Saishi (Noriko)

a girl of Ono No Takatori, lady of the court; mother of:

Minamoto No Nagafuchi

Biography

Seiwa is placed at the origin under the guard of his/her large maternal father Fujiwara No Yoshifusa, who arranges himself so that it replaces his half-brother the prince Koretaka as a crown prince. To died of his father in 858, it goes up on the throne. The new emperor being only eight years old, Yoshifusa becomes Sesshō (regent). He becomes thus the first of the Régents Fujiwara, which reigned de facto on the empire during the remainder of the time Heian.

In 876, Seiwa abdicates suddenly and enters a Buddhist monastery . His/her son prince Sadaakira goes up on the throne and becomes the Yōzei emperor. Seiwa dies in 880.

Kugyō (公卿)

Emperor Seiwa (清和天皇), R. 858-876 -- kugyō of Seiwa-tennō

Sesshō, Fujiwara No Yoshifusa (藤原良房), 858-864
Daijō-daijin, Fujiwara No Yoshifusa (藤原良房), 857-872
Sadaijin, Minamoto No Makoto (源信), 857-868
Sadaijin, Minamoto No Tooru (源融), 872-895
Udaijin, Fujiwara No Yoshisuke (藤原良相), 857-867
Udaijin, Fujiwara No Ujimune (藤原氏宗), 870-872
Udaijin, Fujiwara No Matotsune (藤原基経), 872-880

Eras of its reign

Tennan
Jōgan

References

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