  was the 61st emperor of japan,imperial household agency (kunaichÅ): æ±éå¤©ç (61) according to the traditional order of succession.ponsonby-fane, richard. (1959). the imperial house of japan, pp. 69â70. suzaku's reign spanned the years from 930 through 946.titsingh, isaac. (1834). annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 134â139; brown, delmer. (1879). gukanshÅ, pp. 294â295; varley, h. paul (1980) jinnÅ shÅtÅki, pp. 181â183. ==traditional narrative== before his ascension of the chrysanthemum throne, his personal name (imina)brown, p. 264; prior to emperor jomei, the personal names of the emperors were very long and people did not generally use them. the number of characters in each name diminished after jomei's reign. was hiroakira-shinnÅ.titsingh, p. 134; varley, p. 181. he was also known as .brown, p. 294. hiroakira-shinnÅ was the 11th son of emperor daigo and empress consort onshi, a daughter of the regent and great minister of the council of state, fujiwara no mototsune.varley, p. 181. daigo had two empresses or consorts and one imperial daughter.brown, p. 295 ===events of suzaku's life=== suzaku's older brother died unexpectedly young, as did his brother's son. these untimely deaths opened the way for suzaku to accede to the throne. * october 16, 930 (enchÅ 8, 22nd day of the 9th month): in the 33rd year of the reign of daigo-tennÅ (ééå¤©ç33å¹´), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (the senso) was received by his eleventh son, hiroakira-shinnÅ (also known as yutaakira-shinnÅ).brown, p. 295, varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to emperor tenji; and all sovereigns except jitÅ, yÅzei, go-toba, and fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of emperor go-murakami. * 930 (enchÅ 8, 11th month): emperor suzaku, who was only 8 years old, acc
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