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  Emperor Seiwa of Japan
Emperor Seiwa (清和天皇) (850-881) was the 56th imperial ruler of Japan.
He ascended the throne at the age of eight, in 858, and ruled until 876, when he abdicated in favor of his son, Yozei.
Although none of Seiwa's heirs would ever again become emperor, he was the ancestor of the influential Seiwa Genji clan, which established both the Kamakura and Ashikaga shogunates.
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  Emperor Seiwa information - Search.com
Emperor Seiwa (清和天皇 Seiwa Tennō) (Third month, 25th day, 850 - Twelfth month, 4th day, 880) was the 56th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
He was the fourth son of Emperor Montoku.
Upon the death of his father in 858, Emperor Montoku, he became Emperor at the age of 8, but the real power was held by his grandfather, Yoshifusa.
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 Emperor Seiwa of Japan - Definition, explanation
Emperor Seiwa (清和天皇) (Third month, 25th day, 850 - Twelfth month, 4th day, 880) was the 56th imperial ruler of Japan.
He was the fourth son of Emperor Montoku.
Upon the death of his father in 858, Emperor Montoku, he became Emperor at the age of 8, but the real power was held by his grandfather, Yoshifusa.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/e/em/emperor_seiwa_of_japan.php   (282 words)

  
 Japan, 500–1000 A.D. | Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Until 710, the capital city is usually moved after the death of the reigning emperor.
Emperor Shomu establishes an official scriptorium (Shakyoshi, later called Shakyojo) within the grounds of the imperial palace.
The practice of marrying their daughters to emperors and serving as regents to the resulting sons, who are frequently enthroned at a young age, forms the basis of Fujiwara influence.
www.metmuseum.org /toah/ht/06/eaj/ht06eaj.htm   (1249 words)

  
 United States Kenpo Kobujitsu
According to the records of the Lo-Yang temple, Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk under the tutelage of Prajnatara and it is said that upon his deathbed, Prajnatara requested that Bodhidharma travel to China where he felt the principles of Buddhism where in decline, and that the knowledge of dhyana (Zen koans) should be known.
The meeting was to no avail, Bodhidharma's words to the worldly emperor meant nothing, and thus, discouraged by his attempts, Bodhidharma left the palace of the emperor and traveled to the Honan province where we entered the Shaolin temple where he would begin a martial history.
According to legend, it was Prince Teijun, Seiwa’s sixth son, who discovered the principle of aiki and passed the secret along to his descendants.
www.kansaskarate.com /karate.html   (3335 words)

  
  History of Daito-Ryu
In 868 during the reign of the Emperor Seiwa, supervision over court banquet Sumo was transferred over to the Board of Military Affairs and was controlled by the Imperial guards thereafter.
The art continued to be transmitted through Emperor Seiwa’s descendants of the Seiwa-Genji family for six generations through Shinra Saburo Minamoto no (Genji) Yoshimitsu.
This Yoshimitsu served in the Emperor’s court and was said to have been a strong Sumo wrestler and the best yumitori (Sumo wrestler receiving the championship bow).
www.aikidojournal.com /article.php?articleID=461   (965 words)

  
 Definition of Emperor Seiwa of Japan
Emperor Seiwa (清和天皇) (Third month, 25th day, 850 - Twelth month, 4th day, 880) was the 56th imperial ruler of Japan.
He was the fourth son of Emperor Montoku.
Upon the death of his father in 858, Emperor Montoku, he became Emperor at the age of 8, but real power was held by his grandfather, Yoshifusa.
www.wordiq.com /definition/Emperor_Seiwa_of_Japan   (292 words)

  
  Minamoto clan at AllExperts
Minamoto (源) was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period on those of their sons and grandsons who were not considered eligible for the throne.
In 814 Emperor Saga (reigned 809-823) awarded the kabane Minamoto no Ason to his non-heir sons; thereafter, they and their descendants ceased to be members of the Imperial Family.
Thus the Seiwa Genji line proved to be the most strong and dominant Minamoto line during the late Heian period with Minamoto no Yoritomo eventually forming the Kamakura Shogunate and becoming shogun in 1192.
en.allexperts.com /e/m/mi/minamoto_clan.htm   (721 words)

  
 Ancient Japan - 3
The emperor Go-Sanjo ascended the throne in 1068, the first sovereign in more than a century not born of a daughter of the Fujiwara; while Michinaga's sons Yorimichi and Norimichi both gave their daughters to be imperial consorts, no Fujiwara-related heirs resulted from these unions.
The reigning emperor was largely treated as a figurehead; now, however, control over this position returned to the hands of imperial family, allowing it to compete more effectively for the rewards of power.
In practice, however, retired emperors seemed more concerned with the construction of ostentatious temples; temples also were endowed with shoen commended by clients of the imperial family, some of them coming to possess large numbers of estates for the support of a grand lifestyle.
www.crystalinks.com /japan3.html   (4328 words)

  
 emperor seiwa of japan - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Emperor Seiwa (清和天皇) (Third month, 25th day, 850 - Twelth month, 4th day, 880) was the 56th imperial ruler of Japan.
He was the fourth son of Emperor Montoku.
Upon the death of his father in 858, Emperor Montoku, he became Emperor at the age of 8, but the real power was held by his grandfather, Yoshifusa.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/emperor-seiwa-of-japan   (229 words)

  
 Ashikaga Takauji
He was a descendant of the Minamoto clan of samurai of the emperor Seiwa line that had settled in Ashikaga area of Shimotsuke province which is in present day Tochigi prefecture.
Emperor Komyo was installed as emperor beginning the turbulent Northern and Southern Court period (Nanboku-cho) which would last for almost 60 more years.
The story of Ashikaga Takauji, emperor Go-Daigo, Nitta Yoshisada, and Kusunoki Masashige from the Genko rebellion to the establishment of the Northern and Southern Courts is detailed in the 40 volume Muromachi period epic Taiheiki.
www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/a/as/ashikaga_takauji.html   (483 words)

  
 fujiwara family tree
From time to time vigorous emperors or newly risen families briefly challenged their authority, but, except for a few breaks, particularly between 891 and 1015, Yoshifusa's descendants occupied the post of regent for minors or that of kampaku for adult emperors until 1867.
Even when the emperors were clearly recognized to be their puppets and were entirely overshadowed in prestige and magnificence by the Fujiwara regents and kampaku, the family remained content with their theoretically secondary position.
Emperor Ichijo already had an empress, Fujiwara no Teishi, but so great was Michinaga’s power that he was able to induce the emperor to depart from custom and name a second empress.
www.moritas.org /Before/fujiwara.htm   (3000 words)

  
 Minamoto
Minamoto (源) was an honorary surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period to their sons and grandsons after accepting them as royal subjects.
The Seiwa Genji line proved to be the most strong and dominant Minamoto line during the late Heian period with Minamoto no Yoritomo eventually forming the Kamakura Shogunate and becoming shogun in 1192.
Also, it is from the Seiwa Genji line that the later Ashikaga - founders of the Ashikaga shogunate, Nitta, and Takeda clans come.
www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/m/mi/minamoto.html   (260 words)

  
 History of Japan/Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Initially, the emperors ruled through alliances with other tribal chieftains, but the latter were gradually subordinated by a system of court ranking.
The Fujiwara had the privilege of intermarriage with the imperial house, and many emperors were married to Fujiwara women or were their sons.
The imperial house, long excluded from politics, was drawn into the controversy, and the slogan "revere the emperor, expel the barbarians" was soon heard in the expanding political debate.
www.shotokai.cl /otros_datos/japan_history.html   (3955 words)

  
 Minamoto - Information at Halfvalue.com
Minamoto (源) was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period (794–1185) on those of their sons and grandsons who were not considered eligible for the throne.
The most prominent of the several Minamoto families, the Seiwa Genji, descended from Minamoto no Tsunemoto (917–961), a grandson of the 56th Emperor Seiwa.
Thus the Seiwa Genji line proved to be the most strong and dominant Minamoto line during the late Heian period with Minamoto no Yoritomo eventually forming the Kamakura Shogunate and becoming shogun in 1192.
www.halfvalue.com /wiki.jsp?topic=Minamoto   (661 words)

  
 Rationale for Submitting the Rissho Ankoku Ron   (Site not responding. Last check: )
From that time until the reign of Emperor Kammu, the fiftieth human sovereign, a period of some 260 years, the various Buddhist scriptures were brought to Japan, as well as the six sects of Buddhism.
Emperor Kammu paid honor to the new establishment, designating it as a place of worship where prayers could be offered to the guardian star of the ruler.
Emperor Seiwa (850-880): Prince Korehito, fourth son of the Emperor Montoku.
www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/library/Nichiren/Gosho/RationaleRisshoAnkokuRon.htm   (1821 words)

  
 History of the Ogasawara
The Ogasawara clan was descended from Emperor Seiwa (b.Mar/25/849-d.Dec/4/880), the 56th Japanese emperor (reigned c.858-c.876) and is considered to be one of the Seiwa Genji clans.
Emperor Seiwa's 6th son was Prince Sadazumi (b.Mar/23/874-d.May/7/916) who authored 5 books on archery and was nicknamed "Nihon Yumiya Shogun" (Japanese archery shogun).
He was bestowed the surname of Ogasawara in 1168 from Emperor Takakura named after the village in which he was given a property by his father Toumitsu.
members.aol.com /uchuujin/rekishi.html   (2885 words)

  
 Koryukan -- History of the Daito Ryu
Emperor Seiwa was a lackluster leader as most japanese emperors were.
One of those samurai, Takayama Hikokuro, was a strong proponent of the idea that the Emperor was not getting the respect he deserved and that he should be head of state.
Of course that noble idea was very pleasing to the clans that had been on the loosing side at Sekigahara a few centuries before, they had always been kept away from the reins of power and they resented the Tokugawa with a passion.
www.koryukan.com /En/daitoryu.html   (2615 words)

  
 Seiwa Genji at AllExperts
Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto Yoshiie also known as "Hachimantaro or God of War,and samurai legend and Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, were descended from this line.
The family is named after Emperor Seiwa, grandfather of Minamoto no Tsunemoto, patriarch of the Seiwa Genji.
Emperor Seiwa was father of Imperial Prince Sadasumi (貞ç´"親王)(873-916) - father of Minamoto no Tsunemoto (源経基) (894-961), founder of the Seiwa Genji, from whom the Kamakura shogunate was descended.
en.allexperts.com /e/s/se/seiwa_genji.htm   (375 words)

  
 Japan Karatedo Organization : JKO Forums : LIST OF EMPERORS (660BC - PRESENT)
Emperor Seiwa's grandson, Tusenemoto-ō (a son of Sadazumi-o), was the progenitor of the Seiwa-Genji clan.
Emperor Sutoku was forced to abdicate by his father, the retired Emperor Toba.
Olav (Norway), the elder son of the late Emperor Shôwa (Hirohito) and Empress Kojun (Nagako), was born on 23 December 1933 at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
www.jko.com /portal/forum/get_topic.asp?FID=4&TID=55&DIR=P   (6554 words)

  
 Heian Period
Emperor Kammu moves the Imperial Court to Kyoto.
Saichô, the founder of the Tendai sect of Buddhism and the Enryaku-Ji temple on Mt. Hiei, dies
The Emperor Antoku dies in the course of the fighting, and Taira Munemori is captured and later executed.
www.samurai-archives.com /time0.html   (1132 words)

  
 Past Budo Masters - Shubukan Hombu Martial Arts Center
Minamoto Yoshimitsu was the son of Prince Minamoto Yoriyoshi (lord of Chinjuf) and a direct descendant of Emperor Seiwa.
Emperor Seiwa was a lackluster leader as most Japanese emperors were.
Yoshimitsu inherited an art that had been developed by his forefathers and is said to be related to Sumo; he perfected this discipline, which was to be the roots of what is now known as Daito Ryu (Daito was the name of Yoshimitsu's summer residence).
www.shubukanryu.com /masters-past.html   (2018 words)

  
 Outline of the Heianjidai, 794-1185 - China History Forum, chinese history forum
Despite its foundations being based upon the Emperor Kanmu’s desires to escape the Buddhist institutions-caused tribulations in Heijokyo (Nara) and the military victory of the Minamoto under the guidance of Yoritomo, the whole Heianjidai was largely one of peace, an epoch of sophisticated cultural developments and hostility to open conflict.
In 794, the Emperor Kanmu (or Kammu)(r.781-806) chose a piece of virgin territory upon which to establish his new capital, Heiankyo (the City of Peace and Tranquility), utilizing the model of the Tang Chinese capital of Chang’an (present-day Xian) to replace the former capital of Heijokyo (capital 710-784).
The Emperor Uda, unlike Emperors Seiwa or Yozei (r.876-884), had no familial ties with the overbearing Fujiwara, so upon the death of Mototsune he 891 he chose to leave the post of Kanpaku vacant, choosing to rely upon minor counsellors as his advisors.
www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=2853&mode=threaded   (3066 words)

  
 The Theosophy Trust   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Emperors ruled from their palaces, and according to Shinto belief, the death of an emperor rendered his seat impure and therefore unusable by his successor.
The emperor, however, was gravely ill, and Saicho rushed to the imperial palace to perform a healing ceremony.
Although the emperor was sympathetic to Saicho's request for freedom from Nara, the monk had gone so far as to advocate the elimination of all imperial control of Buddhist orders.
www.theosophytrust.org /tlodocs/dispreport.php?d=teachers/Saicho.htm   (3260 words)

  
 Ashikaga Takauji Summary
He was a descendant of the samurai of the Seiwa Genji line, descended from Emperor Seiwa, that had settled in Ashikaga area of Shimotsuke Province which is in present day Tochigi Prefecture.
Emperor Kōmyō was installed as emperor beginning the turbulent Northern and Southern Court period (Nanboku-chō) which would last for almost 60 more years.
The story of Ashikaga Takauji, Emperor Go-Daigo, Nitta Yoshisada, and Kusunoki Masashige from the Genko rebellion to the establishment of the Northern and Southern Courts is detailed in the 40 volume Muromachi period epic Taiheiki.
www.bookrags.com /Ashikaga_Takauji   (2207 words)

  
 Seiwa Genji - Definition, explanation
The Seiwa Genji (清和源氏) were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Minamoto clan.
The family is named after Emperor Seiwa, grandfather of Minamoto no Tsunemoto, patriarch of the Seiwa Genji.
Minamoto no Tsunemoto's son was Minamoto no Mitsunaka (912-997?), who in turn had three sons:
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/se/seiwa_genji.php   (160 words)

  
 Ann & Thomas Portal
In 1192 Yoritomo was awarded the title of Seii Taishogun by the emperor and the political system he developed with a succession of shogun at the head became known as a bakufu (tent government) or shogunate.
From this point in history, all shogun that headed shogunates were by tradition descendants of the Minamoto princes, the sons of emperor Seiwa, and the title passed generation to generation to the eldest sons.
The so-called Transitional shoguns of 1568-1598 were never given the title of Seii Taishogun by the emperor and did not establish bakufu, but did for a period hold power over the emperor and most/all of Japan.
www.jump-gate.com /atportal/samurai/shogun.shtml   (783 words)

  
 Emperors of Japan - SamuraiWiki
The succession of Emperors as described in the Nihon Shoki and the Kojiki cannot be taken at face-value.
Emperor Sujin is believed to have been the first "historical" Emperor (being the first Emperor to rule in the growing Yamato region) after the tribal confederacies that had held power previously--this does not mean, however, that he and those that followed did not have highly ficionalized lives.
This assertion could very well apply to many other early Emperors, while others are most likely composite figures--an amalgamation of various important figures in early Japan.
wiki.samurai-archives.com /index.php?title=Emperors_of_Japan   (166 words)

  
 Minamoto
Minamoto (源) was one of the honorary surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period (794–1185) on those of their sons and grandsons who were not considered eligible for the throne.
In 814 Emperor Saga (reigned 809–823) awarded the kabane Minamoto no Ason to his non-heir sons; thereafter, they and their descendants ceased to be members of the Imperial Family.
Thus the Seiwa Genji line proved to be the most strong and dominant Minamoto line during the late Heian period with Minamoto no Yoritomo eventually forming the Kamakura Shogunate and becoming shogun in 1192.
minamoto.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Minamoto   (1317 words)

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