Daigo
Daigo ( Japanese 醍醐 天皇 , meaning "the very finest " Daigo-tennō ; * February 6, 885 ; † October 23, 930 ) was the 60th Tennō of Japan (897-930). He was the first son of the Uda -tennō.
His enthronement took place in 897/7/13 (Japanese calendar, i.e. on August 14th), two days after his father Uda abdicated.
Like his father, Daigo tried to rule without a Fujiwara regent, but rivalry between its most important minister, Fujiwara no Tokihira (藤原 時 平; 871–909) and Sugawara no Michizane , on the contrary, led to a resurgence of the Fujiwara. During his reign, the Ritsuryō system was revived for the last time , so that later generations saw the Engi era (延 喜; 901–923) as the golden age of government and culture.
Daigo's attempt with the Engi reform in 902 to strengthen central control and to push back the power of private possessions (荘 園, Shōen) were not very successful. The engi-shiki (延 喜 式), the historical work "Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku" (日本 三代 実 録) and the poem anthology " Kokinshū " were completed during Daigo's reign.
His main wife ( 中 宮 ) was Fujiwara no Onshi ( 藤原 穏 子 ) - daughter of Kampaku Fujiwara no Mototsune . She also exercised great influence as the Empress Mother during the reign of her sons ( Suzaku and Murakami ).
In total, Daigo had ruled for 33 years when he died at the age of 45. The two older crown princes Yasuaki and Yoshiori , on the other hand, died young. It was believed that they fell victim to the spirit of revenge ( urami ) of Sugawara no Michizane , who fell out of favor with the emperor in 901. Daigo himself abdicated in favor of his son, Prince Hiroakira , just a week before his death . This took the name Suzaku as Tennō . Since he was a minor, power was exercised by the regent ( sesshō ) Fujiwara no Tadahira . The future emperor Murakami was also a biological son of Daigo.
From 904 Daigo promoted the expansion of the Daigo-ji in a suburb of Kyōto , the Yakushi hall of which was completed in 907. The monks of this temple were commissioned to perform the rites for his funeral in 934.
Individual evidence
- ↑ the symbol after "butter oil" ( ghee , used in India as an offering) is a Buddhist metaphor for the "highest truth" (Japanese 最高 真理 saikō shinri ). See e.g. B. Shinmura Izuru : Kōjien . 5th edition, Verlag Iwanami, Tokyo 2002. Lemma: 醍醐 . After him, another Tennō was given the posthumous name, the Go-Daigo tennō (r. 1318-1339)
- ↑ Kaoru Fujimori: "Ryōbo" . In: Encyclopedia of Shinto. Kokugaku-in , March 12, 2007 (English)
literature
- S. Noma (Ed.): Daigo, Emperor . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 261.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Uda |
Tennō 897-930 |
Suzaku |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Daigo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 醍醐 天皇 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 60th Tennō of Japan (897-930) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 885 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23 October 930 |