Emperor Suinin

Japanese: 垂仁天皇 - すいにんてんのう

The Kojiki and Nihon Shoki record him as the 11th emperor. Emperor Ikumenirihiko Isasakaya, whose capital was said to be Tamaki Palace in Miwa, Yamato. He was the third son of Emperor Sujin, and his mother was Mimashirohime, the daughter of Ohiko no Mikoto. He was the father of Emperor Keikō. There are many stories related to this emperor, but the most famous are those about the empress Sahohime and her brother Sahohiko, and the story about his son Homutsuwake no Mikoto. The empress Sahohime was ordered by her brother to kill the emperor, but was unable to do so and told the emperor about the situation. When the emperor prepared his troops and tried to burn Sahohiko to death, the empress ran to her brother and they were both burned to death. Homutsuwake, the child of the empress, was unable to speak even when he reached adulthood, but was cured by the emperor's efforts. There are also several other events related to rituals that are said to have happened during the reign of this emperor, but all of these stories have a strong mythological element and are not very realistic.

(Takashi Sasaki)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

『古事記』『日本書紀』に第11代と伝えられる天皇。大和の纏向の珠城宮に都したという活目入彦五十狭茅天皇。崇神天皇の第3皇子で,母は大彦命の娘の御間城姫。景行天皇の父。この天皇にかかわる話は多いが,特に皇后の狭穂姫とその兄狭穂彦をめぐる話と,皇子である誉津別命をめぐる話が有名。皇后の狭穂姫がその兄に天皇の殺害を命じられたが,果たせずに天皇に事情を話した。天皇が兵をととのえて狭穂彦を焼き殺そうとすると,皇后は兄のもとへ走り,一緒に焼け死んだ。皇后の生んだ誉津別は成人しても何も物がいえなかったが,天皇の尽力によってそれが治ったという。そのほか,この天皇の代に起こったこととして祭祀に関するいくつかのできごとが語られているが,いずれの話も神話的要素が強く現実性が薄い。

(佐佐木隆)

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