Emperor Seiwa
| Seiwa | |
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| Emperor of Japan | |
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| Reign | 858–876 |
| Coronation | 858 |
| Predecessor | Montoku |
| Successor | Yōzei |
| Born | 850 Heian Kyō (Kyōto) |
| Died | 31 December 878 (age 28) Heian Kyō (Kyōto) |
| Burial | Minooyama no misasagi (Kyoto) |
| Father | Montoku |
| Mother | Fujiwara no Akirakeiko |
Emperor Seiwa (清和天皇 Seiwa-tennō?, 850–878) was the 56th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Seiwa's reign spanned the years from 858 through 876.
Seiwa was the fourth son of Emperor Montoku. His mother was Empress Dowager Fujiwara no Akirakeiko (明子), also called the Somedono empress 染殿后). Seiwa's mother was the daughter of Fujiwara no Yoshifusa (藤原良房), who was regent and great minister of the council of state. He was the younger half-brother of Imperial Prince Koretaka (惟喬親王) (lived 844–897)
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina) was Korehito (惟仁?), the first member of the Imperial house to be personally named "-hito" . One meaning of the character 仁 is the Confucian concept of ren. Later it has been a tradition to name the personal name of all male members of the Imperial family this way.
He was also known as emperor as Mizunoo-no-mikado or Minoo-tei.
Originally under the guardianship of his maternal grandfather Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, he displaced Imperial Prince Koretaka (惟喬親王) as Crown Prince. Upon the death of his father in 858, Emperor Montoku, he became Emperor at the age of 8, but the real power was held by his grandfather, Yoshifusa.
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