Emperor Montoku

Emperor Montoku
文徳天皇
Emperor of Japan
Reign4 May 850 – 7 October 858
Coronation31 May 850
PredecessorNinmyō
SuccessorSeiwa
BornAugust 826
Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
Died7 October 858(858-10-07) (aged 32)
Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
Burial
Tamura no misasagi (田邑陵) (Kyoto)
Issue
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Emperor Seiwa
Posthumous name
Chinese-style shigō:
Emperor Montoku (文徳天皇)
HouseYamato
FatherNinmyō
MotherFujiwara no Junshi

Emperor Montoku (文徳天皇, Montoku-tennō) (August 826 – 7 October 858) was the 55th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2]

Montoku's reign lasted from 850 to 858.[3]

  1. ^ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 文徳天皇 (55)
  2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 64–65.
  3. ^ Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 264–265; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 165; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 112., p. 112, at Google Books

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