Emperor Mommu

683 - Births. Emperor Mommu, emperor of Japan Bilge Khan, emperor of the Gokturks I Sin, Chinese astronomer 683 - Deaths. Pope Leo II Tang Gao Zong, emperor of China Yazid I, Umayyad caliph 683 - Heads of states. Holy See - Leo II pope (682-683) Japan - Emperor Temmu, emperor of Japan (672-686) Category: 683 ...

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707 - Events. Empress Gemmei succeeds to the Japanese throne. 707 - Births. 707 - Deaths. Emperor Mommu, emperor of Japan (b. 683) Pope John VII John Maron, first Maronite Patriarch Category: 707 ...

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During the Heian period of Japanese history, the Hokke managed to establish a hereditary claim to the position of regent, either for an underage emperor (sesshō) or for an adult one (kampaku). Some prominent Fujiwaras occupied these positions more than once, and for more than one emperor. Lesser members of the Fujiwara were court nobles, provincial governors and vice governors, members of the provincial aristocracy, and samurai. The Fujiwara was one of the four great families that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian P ...

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Fujiwara family, Fujiwara family - Asuka/Nara period, Fujiwara family - Heian period, Fujiwara family - Fujiwara regime in the Heian period, Fujiwara family - Descent, Fujiwara family - Fission, Fujiwara family - Regents

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All Chinese posthumous names for rulers end in one or two of the characters for "emperor", huangdi (皇帝), which can be shortened to di; except about a dozen or so less recognized ones who have had only di and no huang. Starting with Emperor Xiaowen of Han China (more commonly "Emperor Wen"), every single Han emperor, except the final one of the Eastern Han, has the character of "filial" (孝 xiào) at the beginning of his posthumous names. "Filial" is also used in the full posthumous names of virtually a ...

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Posthumous name, Posthumous name - History, Posthumous name - Chinese emperors, Posthumous name - Japanese emperors, Posthumous name - Korean emperors and kings, Posthumous name - Non-royal posthumous names, Posthumous name - Miscellaneous, Posthumous name - External link

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During the Heian period of Japanese history, the Hokke managed to establish a hereditary claim to the position of regent, either for an underage emperor (sesshō) or for an adult one (kampaku). Some prominent Fujiwaras occupied these positions more than once, and for more than one emperor. Lesser members of the Fujiwara were court nobles, provincial governors and vice governors, members of the provincial aristocracy, and samurai. The Fujiwara was one of the four great families that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian P ...

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Fujiwara family, Fujiwara family - Nara period, Fujiwara family - Heian period, Fujiwara family - Fujiwara regime in the Heian period, Fujiwara family - Descent, Fujiwara family - Fission, Fujiwara family - Regents

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During the 13th century, the Fujiwara northern house was split into the five regent houses (五摂家): Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujō, Nijō and Ichijō. They had a "monopoly" to the offices of sesshō and kampaku, and served in turn. The political power had shifted away from the court nobility in Kyoto to the new warrior class in the countryside. However, Fujiwara princes remained close advisors, regents and ministers to the emperors for centuries, until the 20th century. As such, they had certain political power and much influence, as often the rival warrio ...

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Fujiwara family, Fujiwara family - Asuka/Nara period, Fujiwara family - Heian period, Fujiwara family - Fujiwara regime in the Heian period, Fujiwara family - Descent, Fujiwara family - Fission, Fujiwara family - Regents

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To combine an emperor's temple name and posthumous name, place temple first. The process of naming somebody posthumously is in Chinese called "retroactively posthumously naming" (追謚). A fuller description of this naming convention for royalty appears in the Chinese sovereign entry. ...

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Posthumous name, Posthumous name - History, Posthumous name - Chinese emperors, Posthumous name - Japanese emperors, Posthumous name - Korean emperors and kings, Posthumous name - Non-royal posthumous names, Posthumous name - Miscellaneous, Posthumous name - External link

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It was common in China, Vietnam and Korea for persons of note to be given posthumous names even when those persons lacked any relation to royalty: Confucius Lao Zi Yi Sun-sin (posthumous name "Chungmu") Often immediate ancestors of the first emperor of a dynasty were typically given posthumous names even though they themselves were not royalty. For example: Sima Zhao, the Prince of Jin and effective ruler in Wei in the Three Kingdoms period, who was the father of the eventual first em ...

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Posthumous name, Posthumous name - History, Posthumous name - Chinese emperors, Posthumous name - Japanese emperors, Posthumous name - Korean emperors and kings, Posthumous name - Non-royal posthumous names, Posthumous name - Miscellaneous, Posthumous name - External link

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The posthumous names of Japanese emperors are called teigō (帝号, lit. emperor names). In addition to the appellation Tennō (天皇, lit. heavenly sovereign, usually translated as Emperor) that is a part of all Japanese emperors' posthumous name, most consist of two Kanji characters, although a few consist of three. Some names are given several generations later—this is the case for Emperor Jimmu and Emperor Antoku, for example. Others are given ...

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Posthumous name, Posthumous name - History, Posthumous name - Chinese emperors, Posthumous name - Japanese emperors, Posthumous name - Korean emperors and kings, Posthumous name - Non-royal posthumous names, Posthumous name - Miscellaneous, Posthumous name - External link

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During the 13th century, the Fujiwara northern house was split into the five regent houses (五摂家): Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujō, Nijō and Ichijō. They had a "monopoly" to the offices of sesshō and kampaku, and served in turn. The political power had shifted away from the court nobility in Kyoto to the new warrior class in the countryside. However, Fujiwara princes remained close advisors, regents and ministers to the emperors for centuries, until the 20th century. As such, they had certain political power and much influence, as often the rival warrio ...

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Fujiwara family, Fujiwara family - Nara period, Fujiwara family - Heian period, Fujiwara family - Fujiwara regime in the Heian period, Fujiwara family - Descent, Fujiwara family - Fission, Fujiwara family - Regents

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