Japan: Its History, Arts, and Literature/Volume 6/Emperors of Japan
EMPERORS OF JAPAN
The earlier names are posthumous and the rulers legendary. Empresses are given in italics
Order. | Name. | Date of Reign. | Relation to previous Ruler. |
1. | Jimmu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 660—585 B.C. . . . . | |
2. | Suizei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 581—549 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
3. | Annei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 548—510 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
4. | Itoku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 510—475 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
5. | Kōshō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 475—392 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
6. | Kōan. . . . . . . . . . . . | 392—290 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
7. | Kōrei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 290—214 B.C. . . . . | Brother. |
8. | Kōgen. . . . . . . . . . . . | 214—157 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
9. | Kaikwa. . . . . . . . . . . . | 157—97 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
10. | Sujin. . . . . . . . . . . . | 97—29 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
11. | Suinin. . . . . . . . . . . . | 29 B.C.—71 A.D. . . | Son. |
12. | Keikō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 71—131 . . . . | Son. |
13. | Seimu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 131—192 . . . . | Son. |
14. | Chuai. . . . . . . . . . . . | 192—201 . . . . | Nephew. |
15. | Jingo. . . . . . . . . . . . | 201—270 . . . . | Wife (regency). |
16. | Ojin. . . . . . . . . . . . | 270—313 . . . . | Son. |
17. | Nintoku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 313—400 . . . . | Son. |
18. | Richu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 400—405 . . . . | Son. |
19. | Hanshō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 405—411 . . . . | Brother. |
20. | Ingyo. . . . . . . . . . . . | 411—453 . . . . | Brother. |
21. | Ankō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 453—456 . . . . | Son. |
22. | Yuraku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 457—480 . . . . | Brother. |
23. | Seinei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 480—485 . . . . | Son. |
24. | Kenso. . . . . . . . . . . . | 485—488 . . . . | Grandson of 18. |
25. | Ninken. . . . . . . . . . . . | 488—499 . . . . | Grandson of 18. |
26. | Buretsu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 499—507 . . . . | Son. |
27. | Keitai. . . . . . . . . . . . | 507—534 . . . . | Fifth in descent from 16. |
28. | Ankan. . . . . . . . . . . . | 534—536 . . . . | Son. |
29. | Senkwa. . . . . . . . . . . . | 536—540 . . . . | Brother. |
30. | Kimmei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 540—572 . . . . | Brother. |
Order. | Name. | Date of Reign. | Relation to previous Ruler. |
31. | Bidatsu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 572—586 . . . . | Son. |
32. | Yomei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 586—588 . . . . | Brother. |
33. | Susun. . . . . . . . . . . . | 588—592 . . . . | Brother. |
34. | Suikō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 592—629 . . . . | Sister. |
35. | Shōmei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 629—642 . . . . | Grandson of 31. |
36. | Kōyoku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 642—645 . . . . | Wife of 35; descendant of 31. |
37. | Kōtoku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 645—655 . . . . | Brother. |
38. | Saimei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 655—661 . . . . | Same ruler as 36. |
39. | Tenchi[1]. . . . . . . . . . . . | 668—672 . . . . | Son of 35. |
40. | Kōbun. . . . . . . . . . . . | 672—673 . . . . | Son. |
41. | Temmu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 673—690 . . . . | Uncle. |
42. | Jito. . . . . . . . . . . . | 690—696 . . . . | Daughter of 39. |
43. | Mommu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 697—708 . . . . | Grandson of 41. |
44. | Gemmyo. . . . . . . . . . . . | 708—715 . . . . | Mother. |
45. | Genshō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 715—724 . . . . | Sister of 43. |
46. | Shōmu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 724—749 . . . . | Sister of 43. |
47. | Kōken. . . . . . . . . . . . | 749—759 . . . . | Daughter. |
48. | Junnin. . . . . . . . . . . . | 759—765 . . . . | Grandson of 41. |
49. | Shōtoku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 765-770 . . . . | Same ruler as 47. |
50. | Konin. . . . . . . . . . . . | 770—782 . . . . | Grandson of 39. |
51. | Kwammu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 782—806 . . . . | Son. |
52. | Heizei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 806—810 . . . . | Son. |
53. | Saga. . . . . . . . . . . . | 810—824 . . . . | Brother. |
54. | Junna. . . . . . . . . . . . | 824—834 . . . . | Brother. |
55. | Nimmyo. . . . . . . . . . . . | 834—851 . . . . | Son of 53. |
56. | Montoku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 851—856 . . . . | Son. |
57. | Seiwa. . . . . . . . . . . . | 856—877 . . . . | Son. |
58. | Yozei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 877—885 . . . . | Son. |
59. | Kōkō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 885—888 . . . . | Son of 55. |
60. | Uda. . . . . . . . . . . . | 888—898 . . . . | Son. |
61. | Daigo. . . . . . . . . . . . | 898—931 . . . . | Son. |
62. | Suzaku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 931—947 . . . . | Son. |
63. | Murikami. . . . . . . . . . . . | 947—968 . . . . | Brother. |
64. | Reizei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 968—970 . . . . | Son. |
65. | Enyu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 970—985 . . . . | Brother. |
66. | Kwazan. . . . . . . . . . . . | 985—987 . . . . | Son of 64. |
67. | Ichijō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 987—1012 . . . . | Son of 65. |
68. | Sanjō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1012—1017 . . . . | Brother of 66. |
69. | Goichijō[2]. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1017—1037 . . . . | Son of 67. |
Order. | Name. | Date of Reign. | Relation to previous Ruler. |
70. | Gosuzaku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1037—1046 . . . . | Brother. |
71. | Goreizei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1046—1069 . . . . | Son. |
72. | Gosanjō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1069—1073 . . . . | Brother. |
73. | Shirakawa. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1073—1087 . . . . | Son. |
74. | Horikawa. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1087—1108 .. . . . | Son. |
75. | Toba. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1108—1124 . . . . | Son. |
76. | Sutoku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1124—1142 . . . . | Son. |
77. | Kōnoye. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1142—1156 . . . . | Son of 75. |
78. | Goshirakawa. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1156—1159 . . . . | Son. |
79. | Nijō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1159—1166 . . . . | Son. |
80. | Rokujō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1166—1169 . . . . | Son. |
81. | Takakura. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1169—1180 . . . . | Son of 78. |
82. | Antoku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1180—1186 . . . . | Son. |
83. | Gotoba. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1186—1199 . . . . | Brother. |
84. | Tsuchimikado. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1199—1211 . . . . | Son. |
85. | Juntoku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1211—1222 . . . . | Brother. |
86. | Chukyo. . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . .1222 . . . . | Son. |
87. | Gohorikawa. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1222—1233 . . . . | Grandson of 81. |
88. | Shijō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1233—1243 . . . . | Son. |
89. | Gosaga. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1243—1247 . . . . | Son of 84. |
90. | Gofukakusa. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1247—1266 . . . . | Son. |
91. | Kameyama. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1266—1276 . . . . | Brother. |
92. | Gouda. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1276—1288 . . . . | Son. |
93. | Fushimi. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1288—1299 . . . . | Son of 90. |
94. | Gofushimi. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1299—1301 . . . . | Son. |
95. | Gonijō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1301—1308 . . . . | Son of 92. |
96. | Hanazono. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1308—1319 . . . . | Son of 93. |
97. | Godaigo. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1319—1339 . . . . | Son of 92. |
98. | Gomurikami. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1339—1368 . . . . | Son. |
99. | Chōkei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1368—1370 . . . . | Son. |
100. | Gokameyama. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1370—1393 . . . . | Brother. |
101. | Gokōmatsu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1393—1412 . . . . | Same ruler as VL. |
102. | Shokō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1413—1429 . . . . | Son. |
103. | Gohanazono. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1429—1465 . . . . | Son. |
104. | Gotsuchimikado. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1465—1501 . . . . | Son. |
105. | Gokashiwabara. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1501—1527 . . . . | Son. |
106. | Gonara. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1527—1558 . . . . | Son. |
107. | Ōgimachi. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1393—1412 . . . . | Son. |
108. | Goyozei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1393—1412 . . . . | Son. |
109. | Gomioo. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1393—1412 . . . . | Son. |
110. | Myoshō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1393—1412 . . . . | Daughter. |
Order. | Name. | Date of Reign. | Relation to previous Ruler. |
111. | Gokōmyo. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1644—1655 . . . . | Brother. |
112. | Gosai-in. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1655—1663 . . . . | Brother. |
113. | Reigen. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1663—1687 . . . . | Brother. |
114. | Higashiyama. . . . . . . | 1687—1710 . . . . | Son. |
115. | Nakamikado. . . . . . . | 1710—1736 . . . . | Son. |
116. | Sakuramachi. . . . . . . | 1736—1747 . . . . | Son. |
117. | Momozono. . . . . . . | 1747—1763 . . . . | Son. |
118. | Gosakuramachi. . . . . . . | 1763—1771 . . . . | Sister. |
119. | Gomomozono. . . . . . . | 1771—1780 . . . . | Son. |
120. | Kōkaku. . . . . . . . . . | 1780—1817 . . . . | Great-grandson of 113. |
121. | Ninkō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1817—1847 . . . . | Son. |
122. | Kōmei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1847—1867 . . . . | Son. |
123. | Mutsuhito. . . . . . . | 1867—. . . . | Son. |
EMPERORS OF THE NORTHERN DYNASTY
I. | Kōgen. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1332—1336 . . . . | Descendant of 90. |
II. | Kōmyo. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1336—1349 . . . . | Brother. |
III. | Sukō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1349—1352 . . . . | Son of I. |
IV. | Gokōgon. . . . . . . . . . | 1352—1372 . . . . | Brother. |
V. | Goenyu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 1372—1383 . . . . | Son. |
VI. | Gokōmatsu. . . . . . . | 1383—1393 . . . . | Son. |