Emperor Murakami

Emperor Murakami (926–967), personal name Nariakira, reigned as Japan's 62nd emperor from 946 to 967. The fourteenth son of Emperor Daigo, he was named crown prince in 944 and succeeded on his brother Suzaku's abdication. Fujiwara no Tadahira remained regent until 949, after which Murakami ruled personally; his rule was remembered as the Tenryaku age of good government.

In 951 he ordered the Gosen Wakashū compiled. A skilled flautist and koto player, he died in 967, and his sons became Emperors Reizei and En'yū.