Emperor Seinei
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Emperor Seinei was the 22nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He is best known for events that took place before and after his reign with a void in between. These inc
Emperor Seinei's Mausoleum in Habikino
Emperor Kanmu
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Emperor Kanmu, or Kammu, was the 50th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kammu reigned from 781 to 806, and it was during his reign that the scope of the emperor's pow
Emperor Seinei
…life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 480 to 484. Dates confirmed as "traditional" did not appear until the reign of Emperor Kanmu (the 50th emperor). Modern historians have come to the conclusion that the title of "Emperor" and the name "Seinei" were used by later generations to…
Portrait of Emperor Kanmu, 16th century