<Articles>The Lineage of the Imperial Throne in the Heian Period : In Connection with the Hereditary Treasures of Emperors

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  • <論説>平安時代における皇統意識 : 天皇御物の伝領と関連して
  • 平安時代における皇統意識--天皇御物の伝領と関連して
  • ヘイアン ジダイ ニ オケル コウトウ イシキ テンノウ ギョブツ ノ デンリョウ ト カンレン シテ

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In the Heian period, the lmperial throne was succeeded not only by the son, but by the Emperor's brother or his cousin, so the lineage of the lmperial throne was complicated. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the emperor evaluated his own lineage, and how the complicated lineage was systematized. And in order to investigate these themes, the author considers how the hereditary treasures of emperors were transfered, because these treasures generally bestowed the authority of the throne. The author shows that the system of preservation and management of the treasures changed in the period of the Emperor Uda (宇多) and Daigo (醍醐), because they recognized the value of the treasures as the symbols of the authority. The lineage changed when the Emperor Yozei (陽成) abdicated the throne to the Emperor Koko (光孝), father of Uda, so they needed a different authority from that of the former lineage. The two lineages were symbolically unified by offering the Dai-Shoji (大床子), which was one of the hereditary treasures of the emperor, from Yozei to the Emperor Suzaku (朱雀), the son of Daigo. In consequence, the lineage beginning from Koko was regarded as the main, and the other as a branch. The same situation reoccurred early in the 11th century. This time, the scholars regarded the Enyu (円融) lineage as the main, and the Reizei (冷泉) lineage as a branch. After that, the treasure named Suzuka (鈴鹿), which the emperors in the Enyu lineage had owned, was added to the hereditary treasures of the emperor.

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  • 史林

    史林 84 (4), 537-570, 2001-07-01

    THE SHIGAKU KENKYUKAI (The Society of Historical Research), Kyoto University

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