【ゆっくり解説】謎の大王と呼ばれた「継体天皇」の真実！

Yukkuri Reimu and... Yukkuri Marisa. Hey, hey, Marisa. What generation of emperor is the current emperor? Emperor Kinjo, who was crowned on January 1, 2019, is the 126th emperor. Counting from Emperor Jinmu of the first generation, is the 126th generation also connected to the history of the emperor? That's what I want to say, but Emperor Jinmu to Emperor Oujin of the 15th generation is a person depicted as a myth, so I can't confirm if he existed. Does that mean the oldest emperor confirmed to exist is the 16th emperor? Yes. It is said that Emperor Nintoku of the 16th generation reigned from the end of the 4th century to the beginning of the 5th century. So, the lineage from Emperor Nintoku to the current emperor is inherited. No, it is said that the beginning of the lineage of the current emperor and the successor is Emperor Keitai of the 26th generation. Oh, is that so? Why did Emperor Keitai become the founder of the current emperor lineage? Well then, this time I will explain the mystery of Emperor Keitai. Okay. Well then, take your time. The life of Emperor Keitai of the 26th generation. First, let's look at the life of Emperor Keitai. Emperor Keitai is said to have been born in the 450th year of the Seireki period, and his name is Ohodo, a descendant of Emperor Oujin, the 15th emperor. In the early days of Japan, it is written as Ohodo-no-Okimi and Ohodo-no-Mikoto in Kojiki. The notation is different in the early days of Japan and Kojiki. Emperor Keitai was born in the present Shiga Prefecture, Takashima Prefecture, Takashima Prefecture, Takashima Prefecture, Takashima Prefecture, and was raised in the current Fukui Prefecture, Sakai City, where his mother's hometown, Echizen Prefecture, is located, because he lost his father when he was young, and eventually began to rule Echizen Prefecture. Even though he was away from the imperial family, he was in a position where he could rule the country. On the other hand, in the imperial court, he was looking for a member of the imperial family, mainly Kanamura, a friend of the emperor. Why did you do that? In fact, there were no children because Emperor Buretsu was released at the age of 18, and there were no successors to the throne of the emperor. Isn't that a threat to the imperial family? Still, I feel like it's too late to look for one after the emperor was released. Certainly, it might have been a good idea to choose a candidate with a certain degree of foresight. Well, the Kanamuras first tried to make Emperor Yamatohiko, the son of Emperor Chuai, the 14th emperor, the emperor. So, they sent a large army of vassals to the country where he lived and tried to welcome him. Wouldn't it be surprising if a large army of vassals came all of a sudden? As Reimu said, Emperor Yamatohiko, who had a life of infinity with the imperial family, ran into the forces that suddenly appeared without any contact and fled to the forest. As a result, his whereabouts were unknown. It's better not to be surprised to send a large army without an aponashi. The Kanamuras, who were eliminated by the first candidate of the next emperor, were the Ohodono Okimi in the country of Echizen. Taking advantage of the previous reflection against the Ohodono Okimi, they contacted him in advance, and the vassals also went to him in small numbers. If they had done so from the beginning, they wouldn't have been able to escape from Emperor Yamatohiko. The vassals were able to meet the Ohodono Okimi safely, but the Ohodono Okimi denied his freedom, saying that he was not worthy of him at first. Even if he was suddenly asked to be the emperor of a country in the countryside... Right. However, the vassals desperately desired freedom from the Kanamuras, and the Ohodono Okimi was determined to be free. In 507, he was freed in Kusuha-no-Miyagenzai, Osaka-fu-Hirakata City. It can be said that there have been weak nationalities in pressure since then. This is how the era of Emperor Keitai opened the curtain, but in 511, Tsutsuki-no-Miyagenzai, Kyoto-fu-Kyotanabe City, and in 518, Otoku-ni-no-Miyagenzai, Kyoto-fu-Nagaoka-Kyoshie City, and Miyako City. Miyako City is not stable at all. Miyako City became stable after the battle between Nara Prefecture and Sakurai City in 526, but Miyako City was not stable for 19 years. Miyako City was not stable for 19 years? Oh, that's right. That's because Emperor Keitai was so obsessed with the theory that he stole the throne by force, and Emperor Keitai's blood feud was not justified, and he had a thin relationship with the nobles in the city, so he could calm their rebellion. It is speculated that it took a lot of time, and the result was a war many times. But what happened after sealing in such opposition forces? Well, let's take a look at the internal and external factors. First of all, in the internal affairs, men's agriculture and women's mass production are strictly prohibited. It is said that if you refuse to farm, you will not be able to make a living. It seems that the emperor himself was so thoroughly engaged in agriculture and women's mass production. On the other hand, it was also at a time when the influence of Japan in Korea began to decline, such as handing over a part of Mimana, which had been colonized in the Korean Peninsula, to Shiragi. Hmm, hmm. It is a story of celebration that took place in 527, which is especially famous in the foreign affairs of Emperor Keitai. This is because the emperor tried to reclaim the land of Mimana, which was taken away by Shiragi, but Miyatsuko Iwai of Tsukushi, a noble family in Fukuoka Prefecture, who had received a bribe from Shiragi, interfered with the emperor's military expedition and fought. Betraying the country with a bribe from a foreign country, you did something pretty dangerous. Well, the noble families in northern Kyushu at this time were said to have traded with the Korean countries regardless of the emperor, so maybe Emperor Keitai was not able to take over Kyushu. In fact, the culture of the Chosun Dynasty from the north of Kyushu, and the traces of the culture of the Kouen-fun in front from Chosun have been discovered. It was so close to the cultural distance that it may have been a means called Wairo. Certainly, from the north of Kyushu, it is closer to the Korean Peninsula than the Kinki region. By the way, this conflict was safely suppressed by the Imperial Army led by Arakabi of Monobe. I'm glad I was able to sink it safely. And Emperor Keitai gave the throne to the shrine maiden of the Prince Magari in 531. This is also the first time in the history of the imperial family. Is that so? However, Emperor Keitai was exiled on the day he ascended the throne. Oh, is it a coincidence? Well, this is Emperor Keitai's obstacle. Next, let's take a closer look at Emperor Keitai's mystery. The history of the birth of Emperor Keitai. First of all, the first mystery is the cause of the birth of Emperor Keitai. Because Emperor Buretsu, who has no children, died and a suitable heir to the throne died, Emperor Keitai ascended the throne, but Emperor Keitai is the son of Emperor Ojin, so neither Emperor Keitai's father nor grandfather is the emperor. I don't think there's ever been a case where a person with such a long history became the emperor. That's right. There is no other example of a royal family with such a long history becoming the emperor until today. It should be noted that the cause of Emperor Keitai's ascension is written in both the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki, but the Nihon Shoki is written in more detail. According to the Nihon Shoki, Emperor Keitai's father's name is King Hikoshi, and his mother's name is Furuhime. Even in the Nihon Shoki written in detail, only Emperor Ryoshin and Emperor Ojin are written about Emperor Keitai's ancestors. I wonder what kind of person was between Emperor Ojin and Emperor Keitai's parents. As for that, there is actually an interesting theory. A bold hypothesis about the proposed Emperor Keitai after the war. By the way, in Japan, ancient history research was taboo until the Second World War. That's because the emperor was a god in Japan before the war, so there was no such thing as denying ancient history research. It hasn't even been 100 years since ancient history research has become free. That's right. And after the Second World War, when the taboo of ancient history research was removed, a bold and free theory began to stir up the academic world. What kind of theory is it? For example, the Yamato Empire came to Japan from the Korean Peninsula from the 4th to the 5th centuries. It is famous for the theory that the Kiba people of Northeast Eurasia dominated the royal capital of the Yamato region, and the Kiba people, who colluded with them and were built as the capital of conquest, were the capital of conquest. Certainly, such a theory can never be proposed before the war. In such a bold and free theory, there is a theory that the three emperors switched. Based on this theory, it was thought that Emperor Keitai had no connection with his brother until then, and that he was the first emperor. Does that mean that Emperor Ojin is not the ancestor of Emperor Keitai? That's right. In addition, various theories have been proposed about Emperor Keitai in the theory of switching the three emperors. In one theory, Emperor Keitai was a local nobility from the country of Omi or Ichizen, and he was a hero who unified the Dohran in 20 years and established the Shin-Ōchō. In another theory, Emperor Keitai was seen as a descendant of a local nobility from the country of Omi, and he was able to cooperate with the local nobility in a wide range of areas, such as the domestic trade activities and the Korean trade in the waters of the Biwa-Koyodogawa Strait from the Japanese sea. Various theories have been proposed about the roots of Emperor Keitai. But why did Emperor Keitai think that Emperor Keitai was not a descendant of a local nobility even though Emperor Keitai was a descendant of Emperor Ojin in the early Kojiki and Japanese period? That is because it is said that it was due to the insufficient number of sheep that were listed as descendants of Emperor Keitai's Ojin. What is noteworthy here is the fact that it is in the Jōgū-Kiichi where the Shaku-Nihon-Gi is located. What kind of data is that? This is older than the Jōgū-Kiichi, and is probably estimated to be data from the Suiko-chō to the Tenmu-chō period. So, there are all five generations of descendants from Emperor Ojin, which are not listed in the Jōgū-Kiichi, to Emperor Keitai, but it is not always the case that this data can be trusted. I see. In recent years, some researchers have been thinking about the establishment of the Jōgū-Kiichi, and some have been thinking about the establishment of the Jōgū-Kiichi, but it is not recognized that there is sufficient evidence for such a view. The data that shows that the blood of Emperor Keitai and Emperor Ojin is connected can be said to be shrouded in mystery because it does not exist as one at the moment. Wasn't the royal family limited to one? While the theory that Emperor Keitai was a local royal family that did not draw the blood of the royal family appeared after the war, the theory that the royal family that still expelled the emperor during Emperor Keitai's reign was not limited to one has been widely criticized in recent years. In other words, there was not only one royal family? That's right. At that time, political and military abilities of individuals were prioritized rather than fights, and it was chosen by the emperor if these were excluded. If this is true, even if Emperor Keitai was from a local royal family that did not draw the blood of the royal family, it would not be unnatural. That's true. But why was the emperor at that time chosen by ability instead of fighting? Of course, there is a basis. The basis is that the girl who marked the family traits of the king of the 5th century is Kokuden. I've heard of it in history classes. Here, it is written that the third brother is Chin, the first brother is Kou, and the Kou brother is Bude, but Chin and the first brother are not mentioned at all. So, the two of Chin and the first brother are red, and at that time there were two blood-related groups, the first brother and the second brother, and there are people who claim that the first brother was not designated to a single group. I see. As Marisa said, it is convincing that the two of them were red because they were not mentioned in the family traits of Chin and the first brother. For the time being, this theory is seen to have been named the same sex as the king of the 5th century, and there is an argument that even if the family traits of Chin and the first brother are not written, they belong to the same blood-related groups. However, there is also an argument against this argument. What kind of argument is it? The family traits written in the Chinese books are the same as those of the first king who had a relationship with China. In addition to the fact that the Chinese side recognized that it was in a political position, it is that it is a story of a different dimension from the real family relationship. Well, well. Also, in the sense that the child is the king of the era, it is not limited to the relationship between the first king and the second king. In addition, in some cases with the younger brother, it means that the younger brother of the same generation among the majority candidate groups is highly likely to mean. Does it mean that the meaning will change if you read Chinese documents in the way of thinking of Japan? By the way, the reason why Chinese books have become heavily used in research in this era is because there is now a question about the credibility of the Chinese books after the war. So, by comparing the article in Keifu and the girl's national electricity, I tried to pursue a certain fact, but if you can't even believe the Chinese librarian's book, it will be impossible to pursue the rebellion of the 5th century in the first place. If that happens, the mystery about the origin of Emperor Keitai will be further deepened. Who is the wife of Emperor Keitai? Well, next is a story about the wife of Emperor Keitai. The wife of Emperor Keitai is written as 7 in the Kojiki, and 8 in the Nihon Shoki. It is speculated that she was the first wife for him. She is a young princess from Miyoshi. Why can you speculate that she was the first wife? That's because her name meant the eldest son, Iratsuko Nagao, the prince she gave birth to. It's true that it's hard to come up with a name like Taro even though he's not the eldest son. In addition, Miyoshi is also a descendant of the former princess, the mother of Emperor Keitai. Does that mean that she has a marriage relationship with Miyoshi over the two generations of Emperor Keitai? That's right. By the way, there is a theory that Miyoshi is a descendant of Echizen because she has the name Mitsuo in Echizen, but it is said that the father of Emperor Keitai is a resident of Takashima in the country of Oumi, which was also the birthplace of Emperor Keitai. Well, according to Nihon Shoki, Emperor Keitai was the first wife, and it seems that she was the sister of Emperor Buretsu, Tashiraka no Himemiko. So, was the young princess the first wife until then? No, it doesn't seem to be. It is written in Nihon Shoki that she is the daughter of Owari no Kusaka, and later became the mother of Ankan Senka and the two emperors. This is because it is believed that Owari no Kusaka, the birthplace of Owari no Kusaka, was the most popular in the Tokai region at that time, and that Owari had a lot of power. It is because it is presumed that it was a very reliable support board for Emperor Keitai before his death. Because he had the power to build a huge tomb, Owari must have been a very powerful person. By the way, that tomb is Dampu-san Kofun next to Tsutajingu, and it is 152 meters long. 152 meters is a pretty big size, so wouldn't the Tokai region be proud of the size of Mitemokushi nationwide? As Reimu said, it's about the size of Japan's Kofun and ranks in the top 100. The one who promoted the establishment of Emperor Keitai was, the one who became the support board for Emperor Keitai was, the wife of the emperor. It is said that they were the nobles of the Kigai Toho and northern regions that were the headquarters of Owari and Ichizen. It was the first time in Japan that such an Emperor Keitai was established by the minister Omura, such as Otomo Kanamura and Mononobe no Arakabi, and it is said that the nobles in the center were the main leaders. Since there was no suitable person to follow after Emperor Keitai, it was chosen by a person who was quite far away, who was said to be the descendant of Emperor Keitai. Oh, that's right. If this theory is not true, but actually started with Emperor Keitai. If Omura and Ichizen, and Owari, etc. were taken away from the central government of the noble alliance, then the local nobles should be able to take over, and the central government should also move to these lands. However, in fact, Emperor Keitai did not. Emperor Keitai, especially with Kuzuha Tsutsuki, finally entered Iware-no-Tamahonomiya, and after that, the capital did not leave Yamato. In that case, it means that the technology of the early days of Japan is not wrong. Emperor Keitai's support board was the local nobles of Omiya, Ichizen, and Owari, but it should be seen that it was the main nobles of the central government, such as Otomo Kanamura and Mononobe no Arakabi, who directly appointed him as the emperor. By the way, there is a theory that there was a rebellious force in Yamato that did not recognize Emperor Keitai, who was established by the powerful nobles of the central government. Is it because there was such a resistance force that Emperor Keitai could not take over Yamato for nearly 20 years after he took office? That's right. Katsuragi Uji is the center of such a rebellious force. In fact, Katsuragi Uji was thought to have been destroyed when Emperor Yuuryaku took office, but now there are opinions that the force has remained even though it has declined. Well, in recent years, it has been pointed out that Katsuragi, which is in the southwestern part of Yamato Bonchi, had a powerful front line in this area until the first half of the 6th century. From this information, it is assumed that the body of the force that appointed Emperor Keitai was the Hikatsuragi Alliance, excluding Katsuragi Uji and his followers. Does that mean that the war between Katsuragi Uji and the Hikatsuragi Alliance was widespread in the seat of Emperor Keitai? That's right. In addition, according to recent research results, the forces that appointed Emperor Keitai were not only the Hikatsuragi Alliance, but also the forces of the coastal regions of the Kyushu Area and the Korean Peninsula, and the Toraishin forces, which were represented by Hata Uji. Were they also in the Kyushu region? As proof of this, there is a Makado stone called the Aso Pink Stone. This stone is a stone with the characteristic of being extracted from Kumamoto Prefecture, but it was said that it came from the time when Emperor Keitai was in power. It is thought that it is related to the forces of the coastal regions of the Area region and Emperor Keitai. Certainly, it may have come as a proof of friendship and alliance. On the other hand, from the Katsuragi Alliance in the southwest of Yamato Bonchi, Makado stones have not been found in contrast to the forces of Emperor Keitai. And above all, research is underway to find out if it is related to Emperor Keitai. Aso Pink Stone has also been found from Imashirozuka Kofun in Futakatsuki City, Osaka. If it was used by Emperor Keitai's wife, it would be impossible to say that it had nothing to do with it. By the way, from this Imashirozuka Kofun, Katsuragi Alliance's White Stone, Hyogo Prefecture's Tatsuyama Stone, and Aso Pink Stone, and three types of stone pieces have been excavated. It turns out that it was so close to the stone that it used pink stones. But it's also the home base of Tsukushi Kimi Iwai, who caused chaos in the coastal region of the Area region. Oh, that's a good point. Certainly, Tsukushi Kimi Iwai will fight the Yamato government later, but it turns out that there was a connection between such a force and Emperor Keitai. It's strange because it's kind of a contradictory story. Why did the Nintoku Otou perish and become the new Otou of the Keitai system? Well, in the early days of Japan, Emperor Buretsu's capture killed Emperor Keitai. The candidates found after that were Yamato Hiko no Okimi, the son of Emperor Chuai, the 14th Emperor, and Emperor Keitai, the son of Emperor Ojin, the 15th Emperor. In other words, it means that the descendants of Emperor Ojin endured the glory of the emperor. Certainly, if there is someone closer to the bloodline than Emperor Keitai, that person is the candidate. In fact, looking at the early days of Japan, among the emperors from Emperor Nintoku, the 16th Emperor, who was the son of Emperor Ojin, to Emperor Buretsu, the 25th Emperor, none of the nobles and nobles who claim to be the glory of some emperors. This seems to be consistent with the fact that Emperor Buretsu's capture tried to endure the glory of the nobles and nobles. That's why Emperor Keitai, the descendant of Emperor Ojin, the father of Emperor Nintoku, will be the most suitable for the emperor in the bloodline. But did this really happen? I don't know if I feel that way. However, according to the data, there are many emperors who do not have boys in the current emperors. For example, in the early days of Japan, among the brothers and sisters of Emperor Buretsu, everyone except Emperor Buretsu is a girl, and Emperor Hanzei, the 18th Emperor, is also a girl among the four of them. In addition, apart from Emperor Buretsu, Emperor Anko, the 20th Emperor, Emperor Seinei, the 22nd Emperor, and Emperor Kenzo, the 23rd Emperor, and the four of them are also out. There are no boys at all. But at that time, it wasn't one step at a time like it is now. Is it true that there will be no more male descendants between Emperor Nintoku and Emperor Buretsu? As Reimu said, there are many rumors about the rise and fall of this area. To be honest, it is also true that there are still doubts. For the time being, according to the first rumor, it seems that the princes at that time were having a fierce battle over the rise and fall. In particular, Emperor Yuuryaku, the 21st Emperor, who came to power in the late 5th century, killed his rival brothers and cousins one after another. What? As a result, Emperor Nintoku certainly had a sensei-like power in his time, but this reduced the number of descendants. At the end of the 5th century after the liberation, the royal family seemed to have weakened. If this is true, it can be said that Emperor Yuuryaku was the one who destroyed Emperor Nintoku. Emperor Keitai's command board, which had a wide range, was involved in a high-ranking battle in which the nobles in the center overlapped, and as a result, the number of descendants was reduced. The descendants who arrived in the region lost the possibility of high-ranking, but it is thought that they increased their economic power depending on their location. Emperor Keitai's father, the king of the flight who lived in the Takashima army of Omi, may have been one of such local descendants. However, it seems that he did not originally settle in Takashima. Is that so? According to Japanese sources, it is speculated that his wife was in the Sakata army of Omi. It can be seen that he immigrated to Takashima, which is on the coast of Biwako from the Sakata army of Omi. But why did he immigrate to the coast of Biwako? It is thought to be in the territory of Takashima. If you go down the road from Takashima in Kosei to Yamaai in the northwest, you will find Wakasa on the other side of the Japan Sea. At that time, Wakasa was also an exceptional window in the advanced area that represented the Japan Sea area. Does that mean he chose Takashima because it is easy to go to Wakasa? In addition, the Torai people, who are said to have come from Wakasa, also coexisted in Takashima. The Emperor Keitai, who grew up in such Takashima, is thought to have enjoyed an international atmosphere. That's why he may have been able to build a relationship with the Torai people. As I mentioned earlier, the Emperor Keitai's support base is not only the nobles around his birthplace, but also those who advanced to the coastal areas of the Kyushu area and the Korean Peninsula, and those who crossed the Torai people. Among them, among the coastal areas of the Kyushu area and Wakasa, it is presumed that there was clearly a cooperation from the fact that elements such as the existence of a common stone type are seen. If you can see the elements that coexist even though it is a faraway place, it is natural to think that there was some kind of exchange. It was because of that network that the Emperor Keitai's support base reached a wide range. In recent years, it has become a hot topic that the 13th generation of Kouenfun was found in the A3 area of ​​Korea, but there is a theory that these are the graves of the nobles who were dispatched from Japan to this land. In such a theory, there is also a theory that the graves of the nobles dispatched by Emperor Keitai to support Buneio, the king of Kudara at that time, are the Kouenfun of these nobles. Does that mean that there was a close relationship like an alliance between Emperor Keitai and Buneio? That's right. In addition, there is a document that cannot be removed from the painting that shows the relationship between Emperor Keitai and Buneio, and it is the statue of Sumida Hachiman Shrine in Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture. There are about 48 characters written here, and there are some places where the characters are blurred and cannot be read, but it seems that there is an interpretation that it was built for a long time for Emperor Keitai before Buneio, which means that it was built for a long time for Emperor Keitai before Buneio. If so, it can be said that the two were in an alliance before Emperor Keitai took office. So that's it for this explanation. 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