Hantei XXXVIII

The eldest son of Hantei XXXVII took the name Hantei Jodan upon his gempukku, the name he used until his coronation in 1103 when he became Hantei XXXVIII. The majority of his reign was fairly uneventful, and a majority of his concentration was spent on trying to secure an heir. Through barrenness and misfortune, he, his wives, and his concubines had great difficulty bearing and keeping children. Before his death, his family consisted of a single son: the boy Hantei Sotorii.

Hantei XXXVIII was killed at the beginning of the Scorpion Coup. Bayushi Shoju claimed the throne afterwards, until the Great Clans wrested control from the Usurper and placed it back in control of Sotorii, then Hantei XXXIX.