Emperor Yōmei (用明天皇, Yōmei-tennō, 12 October 540 – 21 May 587) was the 31st Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Yōmei's...

565–603), also 泥杼王, married to her nephew, Prince Maroko, Emperor Yōmei's son Emperor Yōmei (用明天皇) Consort: Soga no Oane (蘇我小姉君), Soga no Iname's daughter...

his half-brother, Emperor Yōmei in 587, and lived in the Kurahashi Palace (Kurahashi no Miya) in Yamato. 587: In the 2nd year of Yōmei-tennō's reign (用明天皇2年)...

his brothers, Emperor Yōmei, then by another, Emperor Sushun, and then Empress Suiko, his sister and wife, before his grandson, Emperor Jomei, eventually...

Bidatsu's death, Suiko's brother, Emperor Yōmei, came to power for about two years before dying of illness. Upon Yōmei's death, another power struggle arose...

Empress Suiko. He was the son of Emperor Yōmei and his consort, Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, who was also Yōmei's younger half-sister. But later, he...

Japan has been ruled by emperors since antiquity. The sequence, order and dates of the early emperors are almost entirely based on the 8th-century Nihon...

and Soga no Oanegimi, to Emperor Kinmei. Between the two of them they gave birth to three future emperors, Emperor Yōmei, Emperor Sushun and Empress Suiko...

572–585 in reign of Emperor Bidatsu Shiki District, Nara (Iwareikebe no Namitsuki Palace), 585–587 in the reign of Emperor Yōmei Shiki District, Nara...

the Asuka period. She was the empress consort through her marriage to Emperor Yōmei. It is said that Prince Shōtoku, Princess Anahobe's eldest son, built...

of Emperor Bidatsu (572-585), his successor, Emperor Yōmei, became Buddhist and so Mononobe's fortunes turned. Following the death of Emperor Yōmei in...

Futo Tamashiki no Sumeramikoto. Chapter 21: (Emperor Yōmei) Tachibana no Toyohi no Sumeramikoto. (Emperor Sushun) Hatsusebe no Sumeramikoto. Chapter 22:...

1933) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019. The era of his rule was...

Asuka". The town has many imperial tombs, including that of Emperor Bidatsu, Emperor Yōmei, Empress Suiko, and Prince Shotoku. The villages of Isonaga...

antiquity, with a reference in the Nihon Shoki chronicle under the reign of Emperor Yōmei, which relates that in the year 587, Nakatomi no Katsumi no Muraji "prepared...

century) Emperor Bidatsu and his half-sister Empress Suiko (6th century) Emperor Yōmei and his half-sister Anahobe no Hashihito (6th century) Emperor Kanmu...

who is claimed to have founded the Upper Shrine during the reign of Emperor Yōmei (585-587). When Kumako was eight years old, the revered deity appeared...

influence in selecting a new successor for the Japanese throne, after Emperor Yōmei dies. The Soga favor importing Buddhism from the Asian mainland, described...

married two of his daughters to Emperor Kinmei, one giving offspring to an Emperor, Emperor Yōmei. The next five emperors all had a wife or mother who was...

The empress of Japan is the title given to the wife of the Emperor of Japan or a female ruler in her own right. The current empress consort is Empress...

When Suiko's husband Emperor Bidatsu, died, her brother Emperor Yōmei took the throne. Soon though Yōmei died of illness and so Emperor Sushun took the throne...

son of Emperor Yōmei; no direct relation to the feudal Tachibana clan (立花氏) Abe clan (阿部氏/安倍氏) – descended from Prince Ōhiko, son of Emperor Kōgen; no...

occurred after the Emperor Yōmei died after a very short reign. Mononobe no Moriya, the head of the clan, supported one prince to succeed Yōmei, while Soga no...

Reign of Emperor Bidatsu, 572–586 Reign of Emperor Yōmei, 586–588 Reign of Emperor Sushun, 588–593 Reign of Emperor Suiko, 593–629 Reign of Emperor Jomei...

In April 2012, Yōmei Bunko changed its legal status to become a public interest incorporated foundation. Konoe Fumimaro, founder of Yōmei Bunko The Konoe...

Kami is known to have received the rank of Shōichii in the reign of Emperor Yōmei. At first, shrines got land based on rank. Higher ranks meant more land...

The Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain is a series of volcanoes and seamounts extending about 6,200 km (3,900 mi) across the Pacific Ocean. The chain was...

Michinaga maternally. The Empress mother of the future Emperor Go-Sanjō was also known as Teishi, and a Yōmei-mon In (1012–94). His lack of connection with the...

or Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇) Nunakurafutotamashiki no mikoto (沼名倉太玉敷命), or Emperor Bidatsu (敏達天皇) Tachibananotoyohi no miko (橘豊日王), or Emperor Yōmei (用明天皇)...

The Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain is a mostly undersea mountain range in the Pacific Ocean that reaches above sea level in Hawaii. It is composed of...