Yūryaku was followed on the throne by his son, who would come to be known as Emperor Seinei.
Events of Yūryaku's life
Very little is known about the events of Yūryaku's life and rule. Only limited facts can be studied before the rule of the 29th monarch, Emperor Kimmei.[7]
After Ankō's death, Yūryaku overcame others in the struggle for power. He became the new emperor.
Yūryaku is known as a patron of silk.[8] It is said that he encouraged growing mulberry bushes for silkworms to eat.[6]
Poems that are said to be Yūryaku's are included in the Manyōshū. A number of his verses are kept in the Kojiki and the Nihonshoki.[8]
He is credited with bringing many artisans from Korea to Japan.[6]
After his death
This emperor's official name after his death (his posthumous name) was regularized many centuries after the lifetime which was ascribed to Yūryaku.[9]
↑Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 27-28; Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 113-115; Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric et al. (2002). "Traditional order of Tennō" in Japan encyclopedia, pp. 962-963.