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Also known as Yōmei-tennō, Emperor Yōmei, Yomei, Youmei

Japanese emperor

Key facts

Reign
3 October 585 – 21 May 587
Predecessor
Bidatsu
Successor
Sushun
Born
12 October 540
Died
21 May 587 (587-05-21) (aged 46)
Burial
Kōchi no Shinaga no hara no misasagi ( 河内磯長原陵 ) (Osaka)
Spouse
Princess Hashihito no Anahobe
Issue among others
Prince Shōtoku , Princess Sukatehime

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of death
Shiki district
Father
Kinmei
Occupation
ruler
Position held
Emperor of Japan
Languages spoken
Japanese
Image
Yomeitenno.jpg
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Commons category
Emperor Yōmei
date of birth
0600-00-00
date of death
0587-05-27
cause of death
smallpox
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
用明天皇
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Encyclopedic overview

HouseImperial House of Japan FatherEmperor Kinmei MotherSoga no Kitashihime ReligionShinto

Emperor Yōmei (用明天皇, Yōmei-tennō; 12 October 540 – 21 May 587) was the 31st Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yōmei” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.