Emperor Junna (淳和天皇) was the 53rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Junna reigned from 823 to 833.

Traditional narrative

Junna had six empresses and imperial consorts and 13 imperial sons and daughters. His personal name (imina) was Ōtomo (大伴). Junna is traditionally venerated at his tomb; the Imperial Household Agency designates Ōharano no Nishi no Minenoe Imperial Mausoleum (大原野西嶺上陵), in Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, as the location of Junna's mausoleum.

Events of Junna's life

Eras of Junna's reign

The years of Junna's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name (nengō).

Kugyō

Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras. In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Junna's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included:

Consorts and children

Empress: Imperial Princess Shōshi/Masako (正子内親王; 810–879), Emperor Saga's daughter Hi (Empress as posthumous honors): Imperial Princess Koshi (高志内親王; 789–809), Emperor Kanmu's daughter Court lady: Princess Otsugu (緒継女王; 787–847) Nyogō: Nagahara no Motohime (永原原姫) Nyogō: Tachibana no Ujiko (橘氏子), Tachibana no Nagana's daughter Koui: Fujiwara no Kiyoko (藤原潔子), Fujiwara no Nagaoka's daughter Court lady: Kiyohara no Haruko (清原春子), Kiyohara no Natsuno's daughter Court lady: Ōnakatomi no Yasuko (大中臣安子), Ōnakatomi Fuchiio's daughter Court lady: Ōno no Takako (大野鷹子), Ōno no Masao's daughter Court lady: Tachibana no Funeko (橘船子), Tachibana no Kiyono's daughter Court lady: Tajihi no Ikeko (丹犀池子), Tajihi no Kadonari's daughter Unknown lady

Ancestry