The status of descendants of the Baekje kingdom during Emperor Kanmu's reign
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- Ellen Van Goethem (UGent)
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- Abstract
- This article examines the status of kinship groups claiming to be of Baekje descent during the reign of the Japanese Emperor Kanmu (b.737, r.781-806). Being a maternal descendant of the Baekje royal house himself, Kanmu extended some unprecedented favours to various immigrant clans. However, the bestowed rewards and privileges varied greatly depending on the individual family. In an attempt to provide an explanation for this difference in treatment, the role of the immigrant clans, or members thereof, is first discussed in terms of Kanmu's philosophical beliefs, his bureaucracy, and his Hinder Palace. Then, the difference in status between the immigrant kinship groups is analyzed, and a possible explanation for the difference in treatment is suggested.
- Keywords
- Kudara, naturalization, Sugano, Koma, hereditary title, assimilation, konikishi, ancient Japan, Yamato
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-747456
- MLA
- Van Goethem, Ellen. “The Status of Descendants of the Baekje Kingdom during Emperor Kanmu’s Reign.” KOREA JOURNAL, vol. 47, no. 2, 2007, pp. 136–59.
- APA
- Van Goethem, E. (2007). The status of descendants of the Baekje kingdom during Emperor Kanmu’s reign. KOREA JOURNAL, 47(2), 136–159.
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- Van Goethem, Ellen. 2007. “The Status of Descendants of the Baekje Kingdom during Emperor Kanmu’s Reign.” KOREA JOURNAL 47 (2): 136–59.
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- Van Goethem, Ellen. 2007. “The Status of Descendants of the Baekje Kingdom during Emperor Kanmu’s Reign.” KOREA JOURNAL 47 (2): 136–159.
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- 1.Van Goethem E. The status of descendants of the Baekje kingdom during Emperor Kanmu’s reign. KOREA JOURNAL. 2007;47(2):136–59.
- IEEE
- [1]E. Van Goethem, “The status of descendants of the Baekje kingdom during Emperor Kanmu’s reign,” KOREA JOURNAL, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 136–159, 2007.
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