Emperor Junnin

Emperor Junnin
淳仁天皇
Emperor of Japan
Reign758–764
PredecessorKōken
SuccessorShōtoku
BornŌi (大炊)
733
DiedNovember 10, 765(765-11-10) (aged 31–32)
Awaji Island (Hyōgo)
Burial
Awaji no misasagi (淡路陵) (Hyōgo)
IssuePrincess Abe
Posthumous name
Chinese-style shigō:
Emperor Junnin (淳仁天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherPrince Toneri
MotherTagima no Yamashiro

Emperor Junnin (淳仁天皇, Junnin-tennō, 733 – November 10, 765) was the 47th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] The seventh son of Prince Toneri and a grandson of Emperor Tenmu, his reign spanned the years 758 to 764.[3]

  1. ^ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 淳仁天皇 (47)
  2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 59.
  3. ^ Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 275; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 143–144; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 75–78., p. 75, at Google Books