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The rain-soaked mud that made the emperor flee his throne
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The rain-soaked mud that made the emperor flee his throne
In this episode, we follow the movements and motives of Emperor Shōmu during the crisis of 740, tracing how personal loss, political shocks, and religious ambition reshaped his rule. We ask why a ruler who poured a nation’s wealth into a colossal bronze Buddha would leave his capital in winter mud while an army fought to defend him.
Person: Emperor Shōmu
Event: Fujiwara no Hirotsugu rebellion
Date: December 4, 740
Location: Nara; then Kuni, Naniwa, Shigaraki
Topic: Great Buddha (bronze statue) and imperial flight
- Shōmu commissioned a sixteen-meter seated bronze Buddha cast from the nation’s reserves while he still ruled.
- Born in 701, Shōmu rose after regencies by Empress Genmei and Empress Genshō and took the throne in 724 at age twenty-three.
- He formalized Kōmyō, a Fujiwara daughter, as principal consort by creating the Empress's Household Agency to legitimise her position.
- The smallpox epidemic of 735-737 killed up to 25-35% of adults and wiped out key Fujiwara leaders, reshaping court power and Shōmu’s spiritual turn.
- On December 4, 740, as Fujiwara no Hirotsugu’s rebellion unfolded, Shōmu fled Nara through rain and thick mud and set up successive temporary capitals instead of returning.
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