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[[File:Emp-seiwa.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The mausoleum of Emperor Seiwa in Mizuo village in northern Kyoto]]
*''Reign: [[858]]-[[876]]''
*''Reign: [[858]]-[[876]]''
*''Japanese'': 清和天皇 ''(Seiwa tennou)''
*''Japanese'': 清和天皇 ''(Seiwa tennou)''
Emperor Seiwa is known chiefly as the ancestor of the [[Seiwa Genji]], the most prominent, powerful, and historically significant branch of the [[Minamoto clan]].
Emperor Seiwa is known chiefly as the ancestor of the [[Seiwa Genji]], the most prominent, powerful, and historically significant branch of the [[Minamoto clan]].
Before coming to the throne, he was known as Prince Korehito.
Seiwa succeeded his father [[Emperor Montoku]] as emperor. His grandfather [[Fujiwara no Yoshifusa]] served as regent (''sesshô'') for a time.<ref>Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 155.</ref>
Seiwa succeeded his father [[Emperor Montoku]] as emperor. His grandfather [[Fujiwara no Yoshifusa]] served as regent (''sesshô'') for a time.<ref>Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 155.</ref>
Seiwa was a devout Buddhist, and granted the title of ''Hôin Yamato jôi'' ("Yamato Upper Rank Seal of the Law") to [[Kukai|Kûkai]].<ref>Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Megumi, "Shiryô shôkai Kishi Akimasa bunko Satsuyû kikô," ''Shiryôhenshûshitsu kiyô'' 31 (2006), 252.</ref>
Seiwa had six sons who bore the surname Minamoto - a name granted as an honor by the Imperial court. The Seiwa Genji - including first [[Kamakura shogunate|Kamakura shogun]] [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] and his brother, the famous [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]] - claimed descent from Seiwa's sixth son, [[Minamoto no Sadazumi]], through Sadazumi's son [[Minamoto no Tsunemoto]].
Seiwa had six sons who bore the surname Minamoto - a name granted as an honor by the Imperial court. The Seiwa Genji - including first [[Kamakura shogunate|Kamakura shogun]] [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] and his brother, the famous [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]] - claimed descent from Seiwa's sixth son, [[Minamoto no Sadazumi]], through Sadazumi's son [[Minamoto no Tsunemoto]].
Seiwa was succeeded by one of his sons, who took the throne as [[Emperor Yozei|Emperor Yôzei]]. His mausoleum is located in the mountains near Mizuo village in northern Kyoto. His [[kami|deified spirit]] is enshrined at a [[Shinto shrine]] nearby called simply [[Emperor Seiwa Shrine]], or Seiwatennô-sha.
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