Editing Emperor Jomei (section)

==Events in Jomei's reign==
He succeeded his great aunt, [[Empress Suiko]]. Suiko did not make it clear who was to succeed her after her death. Before her death in 629, she called Tamura and [[Prince Shōtoku]]'s son, [[Prince Yamashiro|Prince Yamashiro-no-Ōe]], and gave some brief advice to each of them. After her death the court was divided into two factions, each supporting one of the princes for the throne. [[Soga no Emishi]], the head of [[Soga clan]], supported Tamura. He claimed that Empress Suiko's last words suggested her desire that Tamura succeed her to the throne. Scholars then construed that the succession (''senso'')<ref>Varley, p. 44; a 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]].</ref> was received by Tamura.<ref name="v130">Varley, p. 130.</ref> Shortly thereafter, he is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui'') as Emperor Jomei.<ref>Titsingh, p. 42; Brown, p. 264; Varley, p. 130.</ref> Prince Yamashiro-no-Ōe was later attacked by the Soga clan and committed suicide along with his entire family.

Jomei'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 ''Sumeramikoto'' (written the same way as ''tennō'': 天皇) or ''Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi'' (治天下大王), meaning "the great king who rules all under heaven". Alternatively, Jomei might have been referred to as (ヤマト大王/大君) or the "Great King of Yamato".

During Emperor Jomei's reign, Soga no Emishi seized several political initiatives. After Jomei's death, the throne was passed to his wife and niece, [[Empress Kōgyoku]], and then to her younger brother, [[Emperor Kōtoku]], before eventually being inherited by two of his sons, [[Emperor Tenji]] and Emperor Tenmu.

Emperor Jomei's reign lasted 13 years. In the 13th year of his reign (舒明天皇十三年), he died at the age of 49.<ref name="v130"/>

=== Grave ===
The actual site of Jomei's [[grave (burial)|grave]] is known.<ref name="kunaicho" /> The emperor is traditionally venerated at a [[memorial]] [[Shinto]] [[shrine]] (''misasagi'') located in [[Sakurai, Nara]]. The [[Imperial Household Agency]] designates this location as Jomei's [[mausoleum]]. It is formally named ''Osaka no uchi no misasagi''.<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, p. 420.</ref>
[[File:Mausoleum_of_Emperor_Jomei.jpg|thumb|Dannozuka Kofun]]
It is commonly called {{ill|Dannozuka Kofun|ja|段ノ塚古墳}}. It is an {{ill|Octagonal Kofun|lt=Octagonal Kofun|ja|八角墳}}. It is identified as the tomb of Emperor Jomei by the [[Imperial Household Agency]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hays |first=Jeffrey |title=ASUKA, FUJIWARA AND ASUKA-ERA CITIES AND TOMBS {{!}} Facts and Details |url=https://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat16/sub106/entry-5299.html#chapter-16 |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=factsanddetails.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-10-16 |title=Dan-no-tsuka Kofun [Dannotsuka Kofun 段ノ塚古墳, Jomei Tennō-ryō Jomei Tennnoryo 舒明天皇] Passage Grave : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map |url=https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=33044 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016234831/https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=33044 |archive-date=2023-10-16 |access-date=2023-10-20}}</ref> and of the same form as the {{ill|Mausoleum of Emperor Tenji|lt=attributed tomb of his son|ja|御廟野古墳}}.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kofun Culture |url=http://www.t-net.ne.jp/~keally/kofun.html |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=www.t-net.ne.jp}}</ref> and of his wife [[Empress Kōgyoku]] buried in [[Kengoshizuka Kofun]].<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Kengoshizuka Kofun Tumulus, Koshitsuka-gomon Kofun Tumulus |url=http://asuka-japan-heritage.jp/global/en/saimei/detail/kengosiduka_sa.html |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=Exploring the Footsteps of the Heroines of Asuka |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2022-03-04 |title=Octagonal burial mound said to belong to ancient Japan empress reconstructed in Nara Pref. |language=en |work=Mainichi Daily News |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220304/p2a/00m/0na/040000c |access-date=2023-10-20}}</ref>

===Poetry===
The ''[[Man'yōshū]]'' includes poems attributed to emperors and empresses, including "Climbing Kagu-yama and looking upon the land", which is said to have been composed by Emperor Jomei:
 
:::Countless are the mountains in Yamato,
::: But perfect is the heavenly hill of Kagu;
:::When I climb it and survey my realm,
:::Over the wide plain the smoke-wreaths rise and rise,
:::Over the wide lake the gulls are on the wing;
:::A beautiful land it is, the land of Yamato!
:::::: – Emperor Jomei<ref>Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai. (1969). ''The Manyōshū'', p. 3.</ref>