Japan: Emperors: 593-984
Each ruler is recorded under the following protocol: posthumous name || personal name; the other entries follow the definitions in the Notes. |
Tennō (from ca. 672) |
15 Jan 593 - 15 Apr 628 |
Suiko-tennō || Nukadabe |
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old posthumous name: Toyo-mike-kashiki-ya-hime-no-sumera-mikoto |
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2 Feb 629 - 17 Nov 641 |
Jomei-tennō || Tamura |
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old posthumous name: Okinaga-tarashi-hi-hiro-nuka-no-sumera-mikoto |
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19 Feb 642 - 12 Jul 645 |
Kōgyoku-tennō || Takara |
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old posthumous name: Ame-toyo-takura-ikashi-hi-tarashi-hime-no-sumera-mikoto |
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12 Jul 645 - 24 Nov 654 |
Kōtoku-tennō || Karu |
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old posthumous name: Ame-yorozu-toyo-hi-no-sumera-mikoto |
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14 Feb 655 - 24 Aug 661 |
Saimei-tennō (alternative reading: Saimyō-tennō) || Takara |
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old posthumous name: Ame-toyo-takura-ikashi-hi-tarashi-hime-no-sumera-mikoto |
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24 Aug 661 - 7 Jan 672 |
Tenji-tennō || Katsuragi Naka-no-ōe [1] |
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old posthumous name: Ame-mikoto-hirakasu-wake-no-sumera-mikoto |
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9 Jan 672 - 21 Aug 672 |
Kōbun-tennō || Ōtomo Iga |
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20 Mar 673 - 1 Oct 686 |
Tenmu-tennō || Ō-ama |
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old posthumous name: Ame-no-nunahara-oki-no-mabito-no-sumera-mikoto |
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1 Oct 686 - 22 Aug 697 |
Jitō-tennō || Uno-no-sarara [2] |
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old posthumous name: Takama-no-hara-hiro-no-hime-no-sumera-mikoto |
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22 (or 23) Aug 697 - 18 Jul 707 |
Monmu-tennō || Karu |
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old posthumous name: Ama-no-mamune-toyo-ōji-no-sumera-mikoto |
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27 Jul 707 - 3 Oct 715 |
Genmei-tennō (alternative reading: Genmyō-tennō) || Abe |
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old posthumous name: Yamato-neko-amatsu-mi-shiro-toyo-kuni-nari-hime-no-sumera-mikoto |
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3 Oct 715 - 3 Mar 724 |
Genshō-tennō || Hitaka Nii-no-mi |
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old posthumous name: Yamato-neko-taka-mizu-kiyo-tarashi-hime-no-sumera-mikoto |
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3 Mar 724 - 19 Aug 749 |
Shōmu-tennō || Ōbito (Buddhist name in retirement: Shōman) |
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old posthumous name: Ame-shirushi-kuni-oshi-haruki-toyo-asakura-hiko-no-sumera-mikoto |
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19 Aug 749 - 7 Sep 758 |
Kōken-tennō || Abe |
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old posthumous name: Taka-no-hime-no-sumera-mikoto |
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by-name between reigns: 7 Sep 758 - 6 Nov 764 Takano-tennō |
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7 Sep 758 - 6 Nov 764 |
Junnin-tennö || Ō-i |
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posthumous by-name: Awaji-no-haitei |
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6 Nov 764 - 28 Aug 770 |
Shōtoku-tennō || Abe (Buddhist name in retirement: Hokini) |
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old posthumous name: Taka-no-hime-no-sumera-mikoto |
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28 Aug 770 - 30 Apr 781 |
Kōnin-tennō || Shirakabe |
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old posthumous name: Ame-mune-taka-tsugi-no-sumera-mikoto |
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30 Apr 781 - 9 Apr 806 |
Kanmu-tennō || Yamabe |
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old posthumous name: Yamato-neko-amatsu-hitsugi-iyaderi-no-sumera-mikoto |
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posthumous by-name: Kashiwabara-haitei |
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9 Apr 806 - 18 May 809 |
Heizei-tennō (alternative reading: Heijō-tennō) || Ate |
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old posthumous name: Yamato-neko-ame-oshi-kuni-take-hiko-no-sumera-mikoto |
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posthumous by-name: Nara-tei |
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18 May 809 - 29 May 823 |
Saga-tennō || Kamino |
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29 May 823 - 22 Mar 833 |
Junna-tennō || Ōtomo |
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old posthumous name: Yamato-neko-ame-takayuzuru-iyatō-no-sumera-mikoto |
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posthumous by-name: Sai-in-tennō |
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22 Mar 833 - 6 May 850 |
Ninmyō-tennō || Masara (alternative reading: Masayoshi) |
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old posthumous name: Yamato-neko-ame-shirushi-toyo-sato-no-sumera-mikoto |
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posthumous by-name: Fukakusa-tei |
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6 May 850 - 7 Oct 858 |
Montoku-tennō || Michiyasu |
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posthumous by-name: Tamura-tei |
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7 Oct 858 - 18 Dec 876 |
Seiwa-tennō || Korehito (Buddhist name after retirment: Soshin) |
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posthumous by-name: Mino-o-tei |
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18 Dec 876 - 4 Mar 884 |
Yōzei-tennō || Sadaakira |
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posthumous by-name: Nijō-in |
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4 (or 5) Mar 884 - 17 Sep 887 |
Kōkō-tennō || Tokiyasu |
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posthumous by-name: Komatsu-tei |
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17 Sep 887 - 4 Aug 897 |
Uda-tennō || Sadami (alternative reading: Sadayoshi; Buddhist name after retirement: Kongō-kaku) |
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posthumous by-name: Chōji-in-tei |
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4 Aug 897 - 16 Oct 930 |
Daigo-tennō || Atsugimi (alternative reading: Atsuhito; Buddhist name after retirement: Hō-kongō) |
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posthumous by-name: Ono-tei |
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16 Oct 930 - 23 May 946 |
Suzaku-tennō (alternative reading: Shujaku-tennō) || Yutaakira (alternative reading: Hiraakira) |
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23 May 946 - 5 Jul 967 |
Murakami-tennō || Nariakira (Buddhist name after retirment: Hō-kongō) |
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5 Jul 967 - 27 Sep 969 |
Reizei-tennō || Norihira |
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posthumous by-name: Reizei-in Jōkō |
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27 Sep 969 - 24 Sep 984 |
En'yū-tennō || Morihira (Buddhiast name after retirement: Kongō Hō) |
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