Emperor Junna

Junna
Emperor of Japan
Crown Prince (親王 Shinnō)
Reign 810–823
Coronation 810
Emperor (天皇 Tennō)
Reign 823–833
Enthronement 30 May 823
Predecessor Saga
Successor Ninmyō
Empress Princess Shoshi/Masako (810–879)
Full name
Ōtomo (大伴)
Era name and dates
Kōnin, Tenchō: 810–824, 824–834
Father Kammu
Mother Fujiwara no Tabiko
Born c. 785
Died 11 June 840 (age 55)
Heian Kyō(Kyōto)
Burial Ōharano no nishi no minenoe no misasagi (Kyoto)

Emperor Junna (淳和天皇 Junna-tennō, c. 785 – 11 June 840) was the 53rd emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Junna reigned from 823 to 833.[3]

Traditional narrative

Junna had six Empresses and Imperial consorts and 13 Imperial sons and daughters.[4] His personal name (imina) was Ōtomo (大伴).[5]

Junna is traditionally venerated at his tomb; the Imperial Household Agency designates Ōharano no Nishi no Minenoe no Misasagi (大原野西嶺上陵?, Ōharano no Nishi no Minenoe Imperial Mausoleum) , in Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, as the location of Junna's mausoleum.[1]

Events of Junna's life

Eras of Junna's reign

The years of Junna's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name (nengō).[13]

Kugyō

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.[14]

In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Junna's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included:

Consorts and children

For more details on terms related to imperial consorts, see Kōkyū.

Empress: Imperial Princess Shōshi/Masako (正子内親王) (810–879), daughter of Emperor Saga

Hi(Empress as posthumous honors): Imperial Princess Koshi (高志内親王) (789–809), daughter of Emperor Kammu

Nyogō: Nagahara no Motohime (永原原姫)

Nyogō: Tachibana no Ujiko (橘氏子), daughter of Tachibana no Nagana

Koui: Fujiwara no Kiyoko (藤原潔子), daughter of Fujiwara no Nagaoka

Court lady: Princess Otsugu (緒継女王) (787–847)

Court lady: Ōnakatomi no Yasuko (大中臣安子), daughter of Ōnakatomi no Fuchiio

Court lady: Ōno no Takako (大野鷹子), daughter of Ōno no Masao

Court lady: Tachibana no Funeko (橘船子), daughter of Tachibana no Kiyono

Court lady: Tajihi no Ikeko (丹犀池子), daughter of Tajihi no Kadonari

Court lady: Kiyohara no Haruko (清原春子), daughter of Kiyohara no Natsuno

Unknown lady

Notes

Japanese Imperial kamon — a stylized chrysanthemum blossom
  1. 1.0 1.1 Emperor Junna, Ōharano no Nishi no Minenoe Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Household Agency
  2. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 64.
  3. Brown and Ishida, pp.282–283; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 164; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 102–106., p. 102, at Google Books
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Brown and Ishida, p. 282.
  5. Titsingh, p. 103; Brown and Ishida, p. 282.
  6. Julian dates derived from NengoCalc
  7. 弘仁十四年四月十七日
  8. 8.0 8.1 Brown and Ishida, pp. 282–283.
  9. 天長十年二月二十八日
  10. 承和七年五月八日
  11. Brown and Ishida, p. 283; Varely, p. 164.
  12. Mason and Caiger, p. 69
  13. Titsingh, p. 102.
  14. Furugosho: Kugyō of Junna-tennō

References

See also

Regnal titles
Preceded by
Emperor Saga
Emperor of Japan:
Junna

823–833
Succeeded by
Emperor Ninmyō