蒙もう塵じん

noun

royalty fleeing the palace during an emergency

Archaic term referring to a monarch or imperial family leaving the palace or capital to seek safety during a crisis, such as war or rebellion. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.

• 「蒙もう塵じん」は、古ふるい文ぶん献けんで天皇てんのうが戦せん乱らんを避さけて都みやこを離はなれることを指さす語ごとして見みられる。

  蒙塵 is seen in old texts as a term referring to an emperor leaving the capital to escape war.