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, sometimes romanized as Suisei〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Annei Tennō''" in .〕 and known as ''Kamu-nuna-kaha-mimi no mikoto''; was the second Emperor of Japan,〔Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō''): ( 綏靖天皇 (2) ); retrieved 2013-8-22.〕 according to the traditional order of succession.〔Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' p. 29.〕 No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 581 to 549 B.C.〔Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ; Brown, Delmer M. (1979). ''Gukanshō,'' pp. 250-251; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki,'' pp. 88-89.〕 ==Legendary narrative== Modern scholars have come to question the existence of at least the first nine emperors; Suizei's descendant, Emperor Sujin is the first that many agree might have actually existed.〔Yoshida, Reiji. ("Life in the Cloudy Imperial Fishbowl," ) ''Japan Times.'' March 27, 2007; retrieved 2013-8-22.〕 The name Suizei''-tennō'' was assigned to him posthumously by later generations.〔Brinkley, Frank. (1915). ; excerpt, "Posthumous names for the earthly ''Mikados'' were invented in the reign of Emperor Kammu (782-805), i.e., after the date of the compilation of the ''Records'' and the ''Chronicles.''〕 Suizei is regarded by historians as a "legendary emperor" and there is a paucity of information about him. There is insufficient material available for further verification and study.〔Kelly, Charles F. ( "Kofun Culture," ) ( Japanese Archaeology. ) April 27, 2009.〕 The reign of Emperor Kimmei (509?–571 AD), the 29th emperor,〔Titsingh, (pp. 34–36 ); Brown, ( pp. 261–262; Varley, pp. 123–124 ).〕 is the first for which contemporary historiography is able to assign verifiable dates;〔Hoye, Timothy. (1999). ''Japanese Politics: Fixed and Floating Worlds,'' p. 78; excerpt, "According to legend, the first Japanese emperor was Jimmu. Along with the next 13 emperors, Jimmu is not considered an actual, historical figure. Historically verifiable Emperors of Japan date from the early sixth century with Kimmei.〕 however, the conventionally accepted names and dates of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kammu (737–806), the 50th sovereign of the Yamato dynasty.〔Aston, William. (1896). ''Nihongi,'' pp. 109.〕 In the ''Kojiki'' little more than his name and genealogy are recorded. The ''Nihonshoki'' is more expansive, though the section is mythical, and almost wholly cut from the cloth of Chinese legends. An Imperial ''misasagi'' or tomb for Suizei is currently maintained, despite the lack of any reliable early records attesting to his historical existence. He is ranked as the first of eight emperors without specific legends associated with them, also known as the .〔Aston, pp. 138-141.〕 The Kojiki does, however, record his ascent to the throne. According to its account Suizei was the younger son of Jimmu's chief wife, Isukeyorihime. His older brother, Kamuyawimimi was originally crown-prince. On Jimmu's death ''Tagishimimi,'' a son of Jimmu by a lesser wife, Ahiratsuhime, attempted to seize the throne. Suizei encouraged Kamuyawimimi to slay Tagishimimi, but since he was overcome by fright at the prospect, Suizei accomplished the deed. On this, Kamuyawimimi ceded his rights and declared that Suizei, being braver, should be emperor.〔Chamberlain, Basil. (1919). (''The Kojiki,'' p. 184. )〕 The story may simply reflect an attempt to explain the ancient practice of ultimogeniture, whereby the last-born exercised superior rights of inheritance, a practice later replaced by primogeniture. Jien records that Suizei was one of the sons of Emperor Jimmu, and that he ruled from the palace of ''Takaoka-no-miya'' at Katsuragi in what would come to be known as Yamato province.〔Brown, p. 250.〕 This emperor's posthumous name literally means "joyfully healthy peace". It is undisputed that this identification is Chinese in form and Buddhist in implication, which suggests that the name must have been regularized centuries after the lifetime ascribed to Suizei, possibly during the time in which legends about the origins of the Yamato dynasty were compiled as the chronicles known today as the ''Kojiki''.〔 The actual site of his grave is not known.〔 This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (''misasagi'') in Nara. The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as his mausoleum. It is formally named ''Tsukida no oka no e no misasagi''.〔Ponsonby-Fane, p. 418.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emperor Suizei」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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