Tag: Empress Koken

The Short But Eventful Reign of Emperor Junnin

Season 4, Episode 10: The Short But Eventful Reign of Emperor Junnin
We didn’t cover the An Lushan Rebellion in depth this episode, but you can see its massive scale on this battle map. It’s not surprising, given the huge areas of land involved, that such massive casualties resulted from this affair. Source: SY, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Because his reign was so short, and because he was prevented from accomplishing much during what little time he had, Emperor Junnin was not a popular figure among Japanese artists. Thus, all I have to show you is his tomb. Source: Public Domain

Tachibana Troubles

Season 4, Episode 9: Tachibana Troubles
Empress Kōmyō painted by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai in the early 1800s. Source: Public Domain
Empress Kōken. Source: Public Domain
Fujiwara Toyonari, who may have been part of Naramaro’s conspiracy and had to play sick to avoid being exiled to Dazaifu. Source: Public Domain