Emperor Suzaku

  • Emperor Suzaku
  • 朱雀天皇
Emperor of Japan
ReignOctober 16, 930 – May 23, 946
EnthronementDecember 14, 930
PredecessorDaigo
SuccessorMurakami
BornSeptember 7, 921
Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
DiedSeptember 6, 952(952-09-06) (aged 30)
Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
Burial
Daigo no misasagi (醍醐陵) (Kyōto)
IssueEmpress Masako
Posthumous name
Tsuigō: Emperor Suzaku (朱雀院 or 朱雀天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Daigo
MotherFujiwara no Onshi

Emperor Suzaku (朱雀天皇（すざくてんのう）, Suzaku-tennō, September 7, 921 – September 6, 952) was the 61st emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2]

Suzaku's reign spanned the years from 930 through 946.[3]

  1. ^ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 朱雀天皇 (61)
  2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 69–70.
  3. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 134–139; Brown, Delmer. (1879). Gukanshō, pp. 294–295; Varley, H. Paul (1980) Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 181–183.