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[Questions about the Emperor] A brief introduction to the differences between the Emperor, Emperor, and Pope!

There are many emperors, but when I read back the history, I suddenly "◯◯ emeritus" even though the names are the same. And "◯◯ Pope" Isn't it changed to?

Is this the same person? I'm wondering.

So this time, the difference between the emperor, the emeritus, and the pope Let's introduce.

The ancestor of the emperor is God! ??

The emperor is the 125th generation. There are quite a few.

The first emperor was 660 BC Kamitake ( Jinmu ) Emperor That day was February 11th in the current calendar, which was "National Foundation Day".

The genealogy of the emperor is " Kojiki ( Kojiki ) "Nihon Shoki" is used as a reference, and going back further, the god who deified the sun " Amaterasu Omikami ( " Amaterasu Omikami ) It is also said. My ancestor is God. Is it okay to conclude ...

In fact, it is the 10th generation Sujin ( that the existence is clear. Sujin ) Emperor Before that, it could be a mythical world.

This is because many emperors are still alive even after they are 100 years old. There are some people over 100 years old even after the 10th generation.

Around 670 Tenbu ( Tenmu ) The name "Emperor" came to be used by the emperor, and before that, " Great King ( " Ookimi ) Was called.

Until the Heian period, the emperor reigned at the top of politics, but samurai such as Taira and Genji began to take power and changed to the "samurai government."

And in 1192, the Kamakura Shogunate was born, and the samurai took full control of politics.

About 680 years later, 1868 , " Taisei Hokan ( Taisei Hokan ) When the administration was returned to the emperor, the Edo Shogunate was over, and the samurai administration was over.

What is the Emperor?

What is the Emperor " Emperor Taijo ( " Emperor of Japan ) Abbreviation for the name of the former emperor who handed over the throne to his successor during his lifetime is not it.

After the Heian period, there is concern that the emperor will die As soon as he became critically ill, he gave up the throne and became the emeritus, but there were many situations in which he died shortly thereafter.

Some emeritus died 10 days, 1 week, and even 3 days later.

After the 68th generation, Emperor Go-Ichijo hid the fact that he died too quickly, and after completing all the procedures for succession to the throne, he announced it.

"The emeritus died, not the emperor" It is supposed to be.

Therefore, the number of successive emeritus is 59, which is almost half . Will be.

From 1301 to 3 years, there was also a rare situation where there were five emeritus.

One emperor and five emeritus would have been quite narrow.

If Emperor Emeritus is also abdicated during his lifetime, he will be called "Emperor".

The Empress is "Empress Emerita".

The Pope seems to be the most dignified.

The coolest and most dignified name of the Pope is " Cloistered Emperor ( ". Dajohoou ) It is an abbreviation for.

What kind of person can be? When the Emperor enters the Buddhist gate, he becomes the Pope.

Only the difference is the same as the emeritus. Everyone who is curled up with a portrait of a person is the Pope.

Summary

This time, I briefly introduced the differences between the emperor, the emeritus, and the pope.

Emperor ... The former emperor who handed over the throne to his successor during his lifetime.

Pope ... The emeritus who entered the Buddhist gate. His status is the same as the emeritus.

The emperor and the pope have been involved in politics, and the emperor often sees dramas with narrow shoulders.

If you know this relationship, you can see the human pattern more interesting.

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