Emperor Yōzei

Emperor of Japan

January 2, 869 Somedono In, Heian Kyō

October 23, 949(949-10-23) (80) Heian Kyō (Kyōto)

Posthumous nameJapanese style: Yamato-neko-amatsumishirushi-toyosato no Mikoto (日本根子天璽豊聡慧尊 ), also Fukakusa no Mikado (深草帝 ) Chinese style: Emperor Ninmyō (天武天皇 )

Emperor of Japan Emperor Yōzei (陽成天皇 , Yōzei-tennō, January 2, 869 – October 23, 949) was the 57th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Yōzei's reign spanned the years from 876 through 884.