Difference between revisions of "Empress Jingu"
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| − | ''Dates: | + | * ''Dates: c. 169-269'' |
| − | Japanese: 神功皇后 | + | * ''Japanese'': 神功皇后 ''(Jinguu kougou)'' |
| − | + | Empress Jingû was traditionally considered the 15th ruler of Japan. Today, she is officially designated a legendary figure, and removed from the list of historical emperors. | |
| − | + | According to her legend, after the death of her husband, [[Emperor Chuai|Emperor Chûai]], Jingû took the throne for herself in [[201]], and embarked on a mission to attack the Korean kingdom of [[Silla]]. According to Japanese natonalistic mythology, Japan is supposed to have thereafter been ruler over the three Korean kingdoms of [[Paekche]], [[Koguryo]], and Silla. | |
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| + | Arriving back in Japan from her conquest of Korea, she gave birth to [[Emperor Ojin|Emperor Ôjin]], who is closely associated with the war ''[[kami]]'' [[Hachiman]], and who succeeded her in [[269]]. | ||
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| + | Her legend was revived in the [[Meiji period]] and early 20th century, in support of the ultra-nationalism of the time, and especially in conjunction with [[Colonial Korea|the colonization of Korea]]. | ||
[[Image:EmpressJinguInKorea.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Empress Jingu invading Korea.]] | [[Image:EmpressJinguInKorea.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Empress Jingu invading Korea.]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Emperors| | + | ==Sources== |
| − | [[Category:Women]] | + | *[[Iwao Seiichi]], ''[[Biographical Dictionary of Japanese History]]''. |
| + | *"[http://shunga.honolulumuseum.org/2013/index.php?page=44&language=&maxImageHeight=470&headerTop=0&headerHeight=109&footerTop=579&bw=1366&sh=0&refreshed=refreshed#.VHwGYcmTLqM Tongue in Cheek: Erotic Art in 19th-Century Japan]," Honolulu Museum of Art, exhibition website, accessed 30 November 2014. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Emperors|Jingu]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Women|Jingu]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Folklore|Jingu]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:23, 1 December 2014
- Dates: c. 169-269
- Japanese: 神功皇后 (Jinguu kougou)
Empress Jingû was traditionally considered the 15th ruler of Japan. Today, she is officially designated a legendary figure, and removed from the list of historical emperors.
According to her legend, after the death of her husband, Emperor Chûai, Jingû took the throne for herself in 201, and embarked on a mission to attack the Korean kingdom of Silla. According to Japanese natonalistic mythology, Japan is supposed to have thereafter been ruler over the three Korean kingdoms of Paekche, Koguryo, and Silla.
Arriving back in Japan from her conquest of Korea, she gave birth to Emperor Ôjin, who is closely associated with the war kami Hachiman, and who succeeded her in 269.
Her legend was revived in the Meiji period and early 20th century, in support of the ultra-nationalism of the time, and especially in conjunction with the colonization of Korea.
Sources
- Iwao Seiichi, Biographical Dictionary of Japanese History.
- "Tongue in Cheek: Erotic Art in 19th-Century Japan," Honolulu Museum of Art, exhibition website, accessed 30 November 2014.
