Emperor Yōzei

Emperor Yōzei
陽成天皇
Emperor of Japan
Reign18 December 876 – 4 March 884
Enthronement20 January 877
PredecessorSeiwa
SuccessorKōkō
Born2 January 869
Somedono In, Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
Died23 October 949(949-10-23) (aged 80)
Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
Burial
Kaguragaoka no Higashi no misasagi (神楽岡東陵) (Kyōto)
Issue
  • Prince Motoyoshi
  • Prince Motonaga
  • Prince Mototoshi
  • Princess Chōshi
  • Princess Genshi
  • Prince Motohira
  • Minamoto no Kiyokage
  • Minamoto no Kiyotō
  • Minamoto no Kiyomi
Posthumous name
Tsuigō:
Emperor Yōzei (陽成天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Seiwa
MotherFujiwara no Takaiko

Emperor Yōzei (陽成天皇, Yōzei-tennō; 2 January 869 – 23 October 949) was the 57th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

Yōzei's reign spanned the years from 876 through 884.