Emperor Ankan

The 27th Emperor. The eldest son of Emperor Keitai. His mother was Owari no Murajime no Kohime. His given name was Magari no Oe. His posthumous name was Hirokuno Oshitake Kanahi no Mikoto. The Ankan Pre-accession Chronicles in the Nihon Shoki state that he ascended to the throne in the 25th year of Emperor Keitai's reign (531), while the Gannen Chronicles state that he ascended to the throne in the Kinoe Tora year (534), which is contradictory. On the other hand, the Shoki states that Emperor Kinmei ascended to the throne in 540, but according to the Hoo Teisetsu, he ascended to the throne in 532. Therefore, after the death of Keitai, his legitimate son Kinmei ascended to the throne, but it can also be interpreted that his illegitimate brother Ankan soon rebelled and ascended to the throne alongside him. According to the "Nihon Shoki," the imperial palace was Magari no Kanahashi no Miya (Mawarikawa-cho, Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture), and in the second year of his reign, he was buried at Furuichi no Takaya no Oka no Misasagi (Furuichi, Habikino City, Osaka Prefecture). During his reign, it is said that more than 30 Miyake (storehouses) were established throughout the country, which indicates that the Ankan period was a time of upheaval.

[Hiromichi Mayuzumi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

第27代天皇。継体(けいたい)天皇の長子。母は尾張連目子媛(おわりのむらじめのこひめ)。諱(いみな)は勾大兄(まがりのおおえ)。国風諡号(しごう)は広国押武金日尊(ひろくにおしたけかなひのみこと)。『日本書紀』安閑即位前紀に継体天皇25年（531）即位、元年紀には甲寅(きのえとら)年（534）即位とあって矛盾し、一方『書紀』に540年即位とある欽明(きんめい)天皇が、『法王帝説(ほうおうていせつ)』によると532年即位となる。そこで、継体の没後嫡子欽明が立ったが、まもなくこれに反発して庶兄安閑が並び立ったとも解しうる。『書紀』によると、皇居は勾金橋宮(まがりのかなはしのみや)（奈良県橿原(かしはら)市曲川(まわりかわ)町）、在位2年、古市高屋丘陵(ふるいちのたかやのおかのみささぎ)（大阪府羽曳野(はびきの)市古市）に葬られた。在位中、全国各地に30余りの屯倉(みやけ)が設置されたと伝えるのは、安閑朝が動乱期であったことを示すものであろう。

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