| Emperor En'yū 円融天皇 | |||||
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| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | September 27, 969 – September 24, 984 | ||||
| Enthronement | November 5, 969 | ||||
| Predecessor | Reizei | ||||
| Successor | Kazan | ||||
| Born | April 12, 958 Heian Kyō (Kyōto) | ||||
| Died | March 1, 991(991-03-01) (aged 32) Heian Kyō (Kyōto) | ||||
| Burial | Nochi no Mukarami no misasagi (後村上陵) (Kyōto) | ||||
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| Issue | Emperor Ichijō | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Murakami | ||||
| Mother | Fujiwara no Anshi | ||||
Emperor En'yū (円融天皇,En'yū-tennō; 12 April 958 – 1 March 991) was the 64thEmperor ofJapan,[1] according to the traditionalorder of succession.[2]
En'yū's reign spanned the years from969 through 984.[3]
Before his ascension to theChrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) was Morihira-shinnō.[4]
Morihira-shinnō was the fifth son ofEmperor Murakami by the empress consortAnshi, the daughter ofFujiwara no Morosuke, therefore the brother ofEmperor Reizei.
In 967, Morihira-shinnō was appointed as the crown prince, bypassing his elder brother by the same mother, since his brother had no support from theFujiwara clan.
En'yū had five Empresses or Imperial consorts and one Imperial son.[5]
In his reign there was a severe struggle between the Fujiwara clan over who would be appointedkampaku. Emperor En'yū followed his mother's advice and favoredFujiwara no Kanemichi, his maternal uncle. He had only one son, later the emperorEmperor Ichijō by Senshi, a daughter of his uncleFujiwara no Kaneie,[8] who was another brother of his mother. He made the daughter of Kanemichi the empress consort, though she bore no children. Senshi and her father Kaneie were angry at this elevation of their rival and were absent from the court for a long time, staying at the mansion of Kaneie with the child.
Imperial processions to the Hachiman and Hirano Shrines were first made during the reign of Emperor En'yū.[5]
The actual site of En'yū'sgrave is known.[1] This emperor is traditionally venerated at amemorialShinto shrine (misasagi) at Kyoto.
TheImperial Household Agency designates this location as En'yū'smausoleum. It is formally namedNochi no Mukarami no misasagi.[9]
Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of theEmperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras.
In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During En'yū's reign, this apex of theDaijō-kan included:
The years of En'yū's reign are more specifically identified by more than oneera name (gengō or nengō).[11]
Empress (Chūgū):Fujiwara no Koshi (藤原媓子),Fujiwara no Kanemichi’s daughter
Empress (Chūgū):Fujiwara no Junshi/Nobuko (藤原遵子),Fujiwara no Yoritada’s daughter
Consort (Nyōgo): Imperial PrincessSonshi (尊子内親王; 966–985),Emperor Reizei’s daughter
Consort (Nyōgo): Fujiwara noSenshi (藤原詮子; 962–1002),Fujiwara no Kaneie’s daughter; later,Nyoin (女院) 'Higashi-sanjō In' (東三条院)
Court Attendant (Koui): Chujo-Miyasudokoro (中将御息所), Fujiwara no Kanetada's daughter
Court Attendant (Koui): Shōshō kōui (少将更衣)
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