Emperor Reizei

Emperor Reizei
冷泉天皇
Emperor of Japan
ReignJuly 5, 967 – September 27, 969
EnthronementNovember 15, 967
PredecessorMurakami
SuccessorEn'yū
BornJune 12, 949
Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
DiedNovember 21, 1011(1011-11-21) (aged 62)
Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
Burial
Sakuramoto no misasagi (櫻本陵) (Kyoto)
SpouseMasako
Issue
Posthumous name
Tsuigō:
Emperor Reizei (冷泉院 or 冷泉天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Murakami
MotherFujiwara no Anshi

Emperor Reizei (冷泉天皇, Reizei-tennō, June 12, 949 – November 21, 1011) was the 63rd emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2]

Reizei's reign spanned the years from 967 through 969, ending with his abdication and retirement.[3]

  1. ^ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 冷泉天皇 (63)
  2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 71.
  3. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 142–143; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 298–300; Varely, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 190–191.