Emperor En'y (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Emperor En'y (March 2, 959 - February 12, 991) was the 64th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. En'y 's reign spanned the years from 969 through 984. Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) was Morihira-shinn . Morihira-shinn was the fifth son of Emperor Murakami by the empress consort Anshi, the daughter of Fujiwara no Morosuke, therefore the brother of Emperor Reizei. In 967, Morihira-shinn was appointed as the crown prince, bypassing his elder brother by the same mother, since his brother had no support from the Fujiwara clan. En'y had five Empresses or Imperial consorts and one Imperial son.