Editing Emperor Bidatsu (section)

==Events of Bidatsu's life==
In the 15th year of [[Emperor Kinmei]]’s reign, Bidatsu was named Crown Prince.<ref name="brown262"/>

In the {{Nihongo|32nd year of Kimmei''-tennō''&apos;s reign|欽明天皇32年|extra=572}}, the old Emperor died, and the succession was received by his second son. Soon after, Emperor Bidatsu is said to have acceded to the throne.<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon%20o%20dai%20itsi%20ran&pg=PA36 p. 36]; Varley, p. 44; n.b., the distinct act of ''senso'' is unrecognized prior to [[Emperor Tenji]]; and all sovereigns except [[Empress Jitō|Jitō]], [[Emperor Yōzei|Yōzei]], [[Emperor Go-Toba|Go-Toba]], and [[Emperor Fushimi|Fushimi]] have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of [[Emperor Go-Murakami]]; compare [[Imperial Household Agency]] (''Kunaichō''), [http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-about/seido/seido06-ph.html  Ceremony of Accession (''Sokui-no-Rei'')]; retrieved 2013-1-31.</ref>

Bidatsu's contemporary title would not have been ''tennō'', as most historians believe this title was not introduced until the reigns of [[Emperor Tenmu]] and [[Empress Jitō]]. Rather, it was presumably {{Nihongo|''Sumeramikoto'' or ''Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi''|治天下大王}}, meaning "the great king who rules all under heaven". Alternatively, Bidatsu might have been referred to as {{Nihongo2|ヤマト大王/大君}} or the "Great King of Yamato".

Bidatsu's reign was marked by power struggles about Buddhism. The two most important men in the court of Bidatsu were [[Soga no Umako]] and [[Mononobe no Moriya]].<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon%20o%20dai%20itsi%20ran&pg=PA36 p. 36].</ref> Soga supported the growth of Buddhism, and Moriya wanted to stop it.<ref>Brown, [https://books.google.com/books?id=w4f5FrmIJKIC&pg=PA262 pp. 262–263].</ref>

Bidatsu sought to re-establish relations with [[Korea]]n Kingdoms and, according to ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'', his court successfully established relations with [[Baekje]] and [[Silla]], two of the [[Three Kingdoms of Korea]].{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}

The Emperor died from a disease which afflicted him with sores, apparently the first royal victim of smallpox in Japan.<ref>Hopkins, Donald R. (2002). [https://books.google.com/books?id=z2zMKsc1Sn0C&pg=PA106 ''The Greatest Killer'', p. 106], citing Aston (1896). [https://books.google.com/books?id=66aTvdFOqs0C&dq=Emperor%27s+disease+having+become+more+and+more+inveterate%2C+he+died+in+the+Great&pg=RA1-PA104  ''Nihongi'', Vol. II. p. 104].</ref>

The actual site of Bidatsu's [[grave (burial)|grave]] is known.<ref name="kunaicho"/> The Emperor is traditionally venerated at a [[memorial]] [[Shinto]] [[shrine]] (''misasagi'') at Osaka.

The [[Imperial Household Agency]] designates this location as Bidatsu's [[mausoleum]]. It is formally named ''Kawachi no Shinaga no naka no o no misasagi''.<ref>[[Richard Ponsonby-Fane|Ponsonby-Fane, Richard]]. (1959) ''The Imperial House of Japan'', p. 419.</ref>