Annei

Annei on a print from the Meiji period

Annei ( Japanese 安寧天皇 Annei-tennō ; * 577 BC ; † 511 BC ) was the 3rd Tenno of Japan (549 BC – 511 BC ) according to the ancient chronicles of Kojiki and Nihonshoki . . Its historical existence is doubtful. He is one of the "eight undocumented emperors" ( 欠史八代kesshi hachidai ) of whom only a sketchy representation is known.

His proper name was Shiki-tsu-hiko-tama-temi no mikoto (Nihonshoki (N): 磯城津彦玉手看尊 , Kojiki (K): 師木津日子玉手見命 ). According to the Nihonshoki, his mother was Isuzu-yori-hime no mikoto ( 五十鈴依媛命 ), according to the Kawa-mata-hime ( 河俣毘売 ). On the 7th day of the 1st lunar month in the 25th year of his father Suizei's reign (557 BC) he was appointed Crown Prince and took over after his death two months later on the 3rd day of the 7th lunar month in his 33rd year of reign (549 BC) BC) the throne.

Annei ruled in the Ukiana palace (N: 片塩浮孔宮 , K: 片塩浮穴宮 , Katashio no Ukiana no miya ) in Katashio (probably in today's Yamatotakada ). According to the Nihonshoki, his wife was Nuna-soko-naka-tsu-hime no mikoto ( 渟名底仲媛命 ), according to the Kojiki Akuto-hime ( 阿久斗比売 ). The Nihonshoki gives two sources for his sons, which are either Okiso-mimi no mikoto ( 息石耳命 ) and O-yamato-hiko-suki-tomo no mikoto ( 大日本彦耜友尊 ) or as in Kojiki Toko-tsu -hiko-iro-ne (N: 常津彦某兄 , K: 常根津日子伊呂泥命 , ~ no mikoto ), Ō-yamato-hiko-suki-tomo (N: 大日本彦耜友 , K: 大倭日子鉏友命 , ~ no mikoto ) and Shiki-tsu-hiko no mikoto (N: 磯城津彦命 , K: 師木津日子命 , ~ no mikoto ) were.

Entrance to Anneis Imperial Tomb

He died after the Nihonshoki at the age of 67 on the 6th day of the 12th lunar month in his 38th year of reign (511 BC), after the Kojiki at the age of 49. His mausoleum ( misasagi ) is the tumulus Unebi-yama-no-hitsujisaru-no-mihodo-no-i-no-e-no-misasagi ( 畝傍山西南御陰井上陵 , 'Imperial tomb on the well / the source of benevolence southwest of Mount Unebi '; 34 ° 29 ′ 24 ″ N , 135 ° 46 ′ 42 ″ E ) in Kashihara . His successor was his second son O-yamato-hiko-suki-tomo. 34.49 135.77833333333

The name Annei, the two characters of which mean 'peaceful, calm', was given later when the Japanese emperors began to give themselves Chinese, often Buddhist-inspired names.

Remarks

↑ The Nihonshoki gives the age 57 years, but also states that he became crown prince at the age of 21, became emperor after eight years and ruled for 38 years, which makes a total of 67 years. The Japanese copy gives the conversion of the year of death of the metal tiger 516 BC. In fact, the year of the Metal Tiger was 511 BC. Chr.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c ^d ^e William George Aston: Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD 697 . Trench, Trübner & Co., London 1896, p. 141–142 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ). ; Copy of Nihonshoki (Japanese)
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Basil Hall Chamberlain: The Kojiki . 1919, Section LVI. - Emperor An-nei ( sacred-texts.com ).
↑ 天皇陵 - 安寧天皇畝傍山西南御陰井上陵 . Kunai-chō , accessed October 2, 2017 (Japanese).

predecessor	Office	successor
Suicide	Tennō 549-511 BC Chr.	Itoku

personal data
SURNAME	Annei
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	安寧天皇 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	3. Tennō of Japan (549-511 BC)
DATE OF BIRTH	577 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	511 BC Chr.

[3] The Nihonshoki gives the age 57 years, but also states that he became crown prince at the age of 21, became emperor after eight years and ruled for 38 years, which makes a total of 67 years. The Japanese copy gives the conversion of the year of death of the metal tiger 516 BC. In fact, the year of the Metal Tiger was 511 BC. Chr.

[Aston-1] A ^b ^c ^d ^e William George Aston: Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD 697 . Trench, Trübner & Co., London 1896, p. 141–142 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ). ; Copy of Nihonshoki (Japanese)

[Kojiki-2] Basil Hall Chamberlain: The Kojiki . 1919, Section LVI. - Emperor An-nei ( sacred-texts.com ).

[4] 天皇陵 - 安寧天皇畝傍山西南御陰井上陵 . Kunai-chō , accessed October 2, 2017 (Japanese).