Engi-no-sei-tai (Engi era)

Japanese: 延喜聖代 - えんぎのせいたい

The title of a Heike song. A small secret. Emperor Daigo was also known as the Holy Emperor of Engi. He was the first son of Emperor Uda. In 889 (Kanpei 1), he was proclaimed prince at the age of 5, and crown prince at the age of 9 (Kudoki). After abdicating at the age of 13, he ruled well, and peace continued. This was a blessing, as the rain did not break in the tenth month, and the wind did not rustle on the fifth day (Sanju). One day, during a visit to Shinsen-en Garden, he summoned a heron from the pond, but when the heron did not fly away as ordered by the emperor, he bestowed the fifth rank on the heron, making the world aware of his royal power.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

平曲の曲名。小秘事物。醍醐天皇は延喜の聖帝ともいわれる帝だった。宇多法皇の第1皇子である。889年(寛平1)に5歳で親王宣下，9歳で皇太子に立った(〈位クドキ〉)。13歳で譲位を受けてから善政を施したので太平が続いた。それは，十旬の雨壌（つちくれ）を破らず，五日の風枝を鳴らさずというめでたさだった(〈三重（さんじゆう）〉)。あるとき神泉苑に行幸の際，池のサギを召したが，サギは勅に従って飛び立たなかったので，そのサギに五位を授けて世に王威を知らしめた。

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