Emperor Yōmei

• Reign: 585-587AD
• Period: Asuka Period
• Family: Emperor Kinmei (father) Empress Suiko (sister)
• Burial Place: –
• Order of Succession: Predecessor Emperor Bidatsu * Successor Emperor Sushun

Emperor Yōmei

Emperor Yōmei (用明天皇) was the thirty-first Emperor of Japan. He is known to have been the son of Emperor Kinmei and father to Shōtoku Taisha¹, with his sister being the later first Empress of Japan Empress Suiko.²

Reign

During his reign, Buddhism is finally adopted in the country¹, and his sister Suiko is said to have played a major role in state affairs during his reign.²

Footnotes

1. Martin, P. (1997) ”The Chrysanthemum Throne”. Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing Limited.
2. Tsurumi, P. (1981) “Early Female Emperors” Historical Reflections Vol.8 No.1 pp.41-49.

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