EMPEROR HORIKAWA
'Emperor Horikawa' (å €æ²³å¤©çš‡ ''Horikawa-tennÅ'') (August 8, 1079 – August 9, 1107) was the '73rd' emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign (1087-1107) was overshadowed by the cloistered rule of former emperor Emperor Shirakawa. His personal name was Taruhito (å–„ä»).
Horikawa was the son of Emperor Shirakawa. His mother was Fujiwara no Kenshi (藤原賢å), adopted daughter of Fujiwara Morozane (藤原師実).
★ 1099-1162 Imperial Princess ?? (æ‚°å内親王)
★ 1103-1156 Imperial Prince Munehito (å®—ä»è¦ªçŽ‹) (Emperor Toba) - note: raised by his father, Emperor Shirakawa after Munehito's mother's death
★ 1103-1159 KangyÅ (寛æš) - High Priest
★ 1105-1162 Prince ?? (最雲法親王) - Buddhist Priest; head priest of Tendai sect
★ Imperial Princess Kishi (å–œå内親王)
★ Imperial Princess ?? (æ‡å内親王)
★ 1060-1114 Empress (''chÅ«gÅ«''): Imperial Princess ?? (篤å内親王) - fourth daughter of Emperor Go-SanjÅ, and hence his aunt
★ 1076-1103 Empress (''kÅgÅ''): Fujiwara ?? (藤原苡å)
★ ????-1126 Lady-in-waiting: Minamoto ?? (æºä»å) - Daughter of Prince ?? (康資王)
★ ????-1129 Lady-in-waiting: Fujiwara ?? (藤原宗å), daughter of Fujiwara (藤原隆宗) - later wife of Fujiwara ?? (藤原家ä¿)
★ Daughter of Fujiwara ?? (藤原時経)
He became Crown Prince on the eleventh month, twenty-sixth day (or November 26?), and became emperor on the same day upon the abdication of his father. His father's ''kampaku'', Fujiwara Morozane became ''sesshÅ'' (regent), but Shirakawa held actual power as cloistered Emperor. Horikawa filled his reign with scholarship, ''tanka'', and music.
When his empress consort (''kÅgÅ'') died, his son, Imperial Prince Munehito, who had become Crown Prince (and later became Emperor Toba) was taken to be raised by Horikawa's father, the retired Emperor Shirakawa.
★ '''ChÅji 2''', in the 6th month (1105): A red-colored snow fell over a large area in Japan.[1]
★ '''KajÅ 2''', on the 19th day of the 7th month (1107): Horikawa died at the age of 29. He had reigned 20 years: seven years in the ''nengÅ'' ''Kanji'', two years in ''KahÅ'', one year in the ''nengÅ'' ''EichÅ'', two years in ''JÅtoku'', five years in the ''nengÅ'' ''KÅwa'', two years in ''ChÅji'', and two years in the ''nengÅ'' ''KajÅ.''[2]
Horikawa died in 1107; and he is buried amongst the "Seven Imperial Tombs" at Ryoan-ji Temple in Kyoto. The mound which commemorates the Emperor Horikawa today named ''Kinugasa-yama.''[3]
Emperor Horikawa was succeeded by his son, Munehito, who would take the name Emperor Toba.[2]
The years of Horikawa's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or ''nengÅ''.
★ ''ÅŒtoku'' (1084-1087)
★ ''Kanji'' (1087-1094)
★ ''KahÅ'' (1094-1096)
★ ''EichÅ'' (1096-1097)
★ ''JÅtoku'' (1097-1099)
★ ''KÅwa'' (1099-1104)
★ ''ChÅji'' (1104-1106)
★ ''KajÅ'' (1106-1108)
1. itsingh, I. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon,'' p. 177.
2. Titsingh, p. 178.
3. Moscher, G. (1978). ''Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide,'' p. 278.
4. Titsingh, p. 178.
★ Mosher, Gouverneur. (1978). ''Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide.'' Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle. ISBN 0-8048-1294-2
★ Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo, 1652], ''Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth.'' Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.--''Two copies of this rare book have now been made available online: (1) from the library of the University of Michigan, digitized January 30, 2007; and (2) from the library of Stanford University, digitized June 23, 2006.'' Click here to read the original text in French.
★ Varley, H. Paul , ed. (1980). [Kitabatake Chitafusa, 1359], ''JinnÅ ShÅtÅki ("A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: JinnÅ ShÅtÅki of Kitabatake Chikafusa" translated by H. Paul Varley).'' New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-04940-4
| Contents |
| Genealogy |
| Empresses and consorts |
| Events of Horikawa''-tennÅ's life |
| Eras of Horikawa''-tennÅ's reign |
| References |
| Notes |
| Further reading |
Genealogy
Horikawa was the son of Emperor Shirakawa. His mother was Fujiwara no Kenshi (藤原賢å), adopted daughter of Fujiwara Morozane (藤原師実).
★ 1099-1162 Imperial Princess ?? (æ‚°å内親王)
★ 1103-1156 Imperial Prince Munehito (å®—ä»è¦ªçŽ‹) (Emperor Toba) - note: raised by his father, Emperor Shirakawa after Munehito's mother's death
★ 1103-1159 KangyÅ (寛æš) - High Priest
★ 1105-1162 Prince ?? (最雲法親王) - Buddhist Priest; head priest of Tendai sect
★ Imperial Princess Kishi (å–œå内親王)
★ Imperial Princess ?? (æ‡å内親王)
Empresses and consorts
★ 1060-1114 Empress (''chÅ«gÅ«''): Imperial Princess ?? (篤å内親王) - fourth daughter of Emperor Go-SanjÅ, and hence his aunt
★ 1076-1103 Empress (''kÅgÅ''): Fujiwara ?? (藤原苡å)
★ ????-1126 Lady-in-waiting: Minamoto ?? (æºä»å) - Daughter of Prince ?? (康資王)
★ ????-1129 Lady-in-waiting: Fujiwara ?? (藤原宗å), daughter of Fujiwara (藤原隆宗) - later wife of Fujiwara ?? (藤原家ä¿)
★ Daughter of Fujiwara ?? (藤原時経)
Events of Horikawa''-tennÅ's life
He became Crown Prince on the eleventh month, twenty-sixth day (or November 26?), and became emperor on the same day upon the abdication of his father. His father's ''kampaku'', Fujiwara Morozane became ''sesshÅ'' (regent), but Shirakawa held actual power as cloistered Emperor. Horikawa filled his reign with scholarship, ''tanka'', and music.
When his empress consort (''kÅgÅ'') died, his son, Imperial Prince Munehito, who had become Crown Prince (and later became Emperor Toba) was taken to be raised by Horikawa's father, the retired Emperor Shirakawa.
★ '''ChÅji 2''', in the 6th month (1105): A red-colored snow fell over a large area in Japan.[1]
★ '''KajÅ 2''', on the 19th day of the 7th month (1107): Horikawa died at the age of 29. He had reigned 20 years: seven years in the ''nengÅ'' ''Kanji'', two years in ''KahÅ'', one year in the ''nengÅ'' ''EichÅ'', two years in ''JÅtoku'', five years in the ''nengÅ'' ''KÅwa'', two years in ''ChÅji'', and two years in the ''nengÅ'' ''KajÅ.''[2]
Horikawa died in 1107; and he is buried amongst the "Seven Imperial Tombs" at Ryoan-ji Temple in Kyoto. The mound which commemorates the Emperor Horikawa today named ''Kinugasa-yama.''[3]
Emperor Horikawa was succeeded by his son, Munehito, who would take the name Emperor Toba.[2]
Eras of Horikawa''-tennÅ's reign
The years of Horikawa's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or ''nengÅ''.
★ ''ÅŒtoku'' (1084-1087)
★ ''Kanji'' (1087-1094)
★ ''KahÅ'' (1094-1096)
★ ''EichÅ'' (1096-1097)
★ ''JÅtoku'' (1097-1099)
★ ''KÅwa'' (1099-1104)
★ ''ChÅji'' (1104-1106)
★ ''KajÅ'' (1106-1108)
References
Notes
1. itsingh, I. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon,'' p. 177.
2. Titsingh, p. 178.
3. Moscher, G. (1978). ''Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide,'' p. 278.
4. Titsingh, p. 178.
Further reading
★ Mosher, Gouverneur. (1978). ''Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide.'' Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle. ISBN 0-8048-1294-2
★ Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo, 1652], ''Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth.'' Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.--''Two copies of this rare book have now been made available online: (1) from the library of the University of Michigan, digitized January 30, 2007; and (2) from the library of Stanford University, digitized June 23, 2006.'' Click here to read the original text in French.
★ Varley, H. Paul , ed. (1980). [Kitabatake Chitafusa, 1359], ''JinnÅ ShÅtÅki ("A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: JinnÅ ShÅtÅki of Kitabatake Chikafusa" translated by H. Paul Varley).'' New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-04940-4
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