858 in Japan explained

Events in the year 858 in Japan.

Events

See main article: 858.

• October 7  - Emperor Montoku dies after an 8-year reign. He is succeeded by his 8-year-old son Seiwa as the 56th emperor of Japan, with Fujiwara no Yoshifusa (Seiwa's grandfather) governing as regent and great minister of the Council of State.^[1]

Incumbents

• Monarch

Montoku then Seiwa

Deaths

• October 7 - Emperor Montoku (born 826)

Notes and References

1. Varley, p. 166.