" Dannoura ", which is also the final battle of the Genpei War Battle ".
There was a young emperor, Antoku , who was only 6 years old. Emperor Was there.
Speaking of Dannoura, it is also the place where Mr. Taira was destroyed.
Why was the young Emperor Antoku with the Taira clan?
What was the last time?
This time, Emperor Antoku's short and sad life I will introduce.
Is Emperor Antoku's grandfather Taira no Kiyomori?
Taira's world
Taira no Kiyomori When he becomes a builder of the Heike clan, Mr. Taira's momentum does not stop.
Marry the emperor's wife from the Heike, intervene in the world of politics, succeed in the "Japan-Song trade" with China, and obtain huge fortunes.
Very famous, "Not a Taira clan, not a person" It was the world of Mr. Taira.
Emperor 1 year and 4 months old
Kiyomori is his own daughter Tokuko Was married to the emperor, and his girlfriend, Emperor Antoku, became the emperor at 1 year and 4 months. It is.
Of course, a child of about one year old cannot move politics, and Kiyomori will take control of politics.
Emperor Antoku has been used as a tool for the Taira clan since he was born.
Taira no Kiyomori's death
Kiyomori moved the capital, which had been in Kyoto for many years, to Fukuhara (Kobe) . It is.
But this is a failure The capital returned to Kyoto in about half a year.
Gradually, the world of Taira began to fade, and samurai from all over the world who were dissatisfied with Taira began to side with Genji.
No matter how glorious it may be, the end will come someday.
Finally, when Mr. Kiyomori, the master builder, died, Mr. Taira will be ousted from the capital of Kyoto. Popularly "Leaving the Capital" is not it.
At that time, Mr. Taira will bring the "three sacred treasures" that have been passed down to the Emperor family for generations and the young Emperor Antoku.
The birth of two unusual emperors
Since Emperor Antoku has fallen into the capital with Mr. Taira, he decides to reign as the new emperor.
Go-Toba , who is also the younger brother of Emperor Antoku Emperor is.
However, at this time, Emperor Antoku has not abdicated yet, so there are two emperors for about two years.
Moreover, the coronation without the "three sacred treasures" Is a lifelong "complex" for Emperor Go-Toba It is said that it was.
The "three sacred treasures" have been passed down to the emperor for generations. "Am I the Emperor?" That would be the case.
Then, Emperor Antoku will be chased by Genji along with Taira and head for the final battlefield, Dannoura.
The last at Dannoura
Mr. Taira is defeated by Genji in "Battle of Ichinodani" and "Battle of Yashima" and escapes to the sea.
The time is April 1185 , Minamoto no Yoshitsune I collided with the Genji army led by the sea at Dannoura.
It is said that there are 500 Taira clan and 800 Genji army.
When the battle started at noon, Mr. Taira, who was familiar with the flow of the tide, had the upper hand at first.
I will attack the general Yoshitsune as soon as I beat him.
However, as time goes by, the flow of the tide changes, and it meets the fierce counterattack of the Genji army.
The Taira clan's army fell into a state of destruction, and the Taira clan, who realized that they were defeated, threw themselves into the sea one after another.
The late Kiyomori's wife, Tokiko Embraces the three sacred treasures and Emperor Antoku.
"Where are you going to take me?" And Emperor Antoku.
"This world is a difficult place, so let's go to Sukhavati Jodo. There is a capital under the sea."
The emperor put his little hands together and threw himself into the sea of Dannoura while chanting Nembutsu.
He died 6 years and 4 months.
Two of the three sacred treasures were secured by the Genji army, but only the "treasure sword" is said to have been lost at this time.
Many remaining survival theories?
Tohoku region
Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture Tennozan The legend that Emperor Antoku fell down remains in.
The name makes it a legend. It is said that the locals were too afraid to call the name of the mountain.
Settsu Province
Emperor Antoku has four vassals and Settsu Province It has fallen to (northeast of Osaka).
But the following year he died.
In the 1800s, when replacing the roof tiles of a private house, black burnt bamboo tubes Will be discovered.
Among them was a suicide note written in 1217 . That's how it was.
The details that had fallen from Dannoura to Settsu were written in detail.
Moreover, Kurumiyama in that area There is even a tomb of Emperor Antoku on the top of the mountain.
You have no choice but to believe this.
However, there is also a view that the suicide note is fake.
What is the truth?
Chugoku / Shikoku region
Awa country In (Tokushima Prefecture), when the emperor and his party pass through the mountains, halberd "Hokoyari" named for walking with ..
It is said that when crossing the valley, a chestnut branch was cut to make a bridge. " Kurieda Watari " There is a place name called.
I can't deny this forcibly.
Mt. Tsurugi in Tokushima Prefecture The emperor himself learned the "treasure sword" of the three sacred treasures that were said to have sunk in the sea of Dannoura with Emperor Antoku. There is also a legend.
Originally "Mt. Taro" But "Mt. Tsurugi" It is said that it has changed to.
Kyushu region
Hizen Province Emperor Antoku, who had fallen into (Saga Prefecture), went to Buddhism (China) after he left the house and learned Buddhism. After returning home, he became an Osho and died at the age of 43.
Summary
This time, I introduced Emperor Antoku, who became an emperor at the age of one and had a short but sad life with the destruction of the Taira clan at the young age of six.
However, the theory of survival exists as a matter of course in history.
Moreover, the number is quite large.
At that time, it was in the midst of a war, so it seems that there were a lot of parties that seemed to have fallen from somewhere.
And when the 6-year-old emperor threw himself into the sea at the same time, when people from all over the world saw such a party, they all voiced together "That's Emperor Antoku !?" It may be.
At that time, I didn't have a photo and I didn't know his face.
But one of the many legends may be true, right?