Hantei XVI (TCG)

Hantei XVI, the Steel Chrysanthemum, was the most reviled Emperor of Rokugan. The final years of the century saw the coronation, reign, and death of the only Emperor to have lost the Mandate of Heaven. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 16
== Reign ==
While the first few years of his rule were promising, Hantei XVI was arrogant and willful when young, growing into a cruel, paranoid, and destructive Emperor. Tiger Stalks His Prey, by D. G. Laderoute Seeing treachery everywhere, the Emperor executed thousands of samurai for nonexistent crimes. The entreaties of courtiers, shugenja, and monks to show mercy were met by even greater displays bloodshed. 
=== Emperor's Road ===
The Emperor's Road was built during the rule of Hantei XVI in the early seventh century. He was always paranoid that people were working to usurp his authority, so he ordered the various daimyō of the realm to take on these and other enormous infrastructure projects in order to drain the coffers of the allegued scheming Great Clans. The Steel Chrysanthemum chose the locations of the roads with Imperial control in mind. They connected areas loyal to the Hantei with areas where rebellion was simmering, enabling brutal police actions. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 130
=== Fortune of Torture ===
Suzume Kirako protested the torture of a samurai before the Steel Chrysanthemum. As punishment, she was tortured to death and then elevated to become the Fortune of Torture, so that she would embody and witness the thing she most despised forevermore. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 163
== Death ==
Finally, after Hantei XVI had ordered the death of his own siblings, Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 236 and his mother to be strangled to death in front of the Imperial Court, his son led a rebellion of the Seppun guards against him. After raising his hands against his father, the son of Hantei XVI shaved his head and retired to the Brotherhood of Shinsei, while each Imperial Guard involved in the deed committed seppuku. The youngest brother of the Steel Chrysanthemum became Hantei XVII. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, pp. 16-17
 
Category:Imperial Leaders (TCG)