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Emperor Ankan

 
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Emperor Ankan
27th Emperor of Japan
Reign legendary
Born legendary
Died legendary
Buried Furuchi no Takaya no oka no Misasagi (Osaka)
Predecessor Emperor Keitai
Successor Emperor Senka

Emperor Ankan (安閑天皇 Ankan Tennō) was the 27th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[1] No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign.

Keitai is considered to have ruled the country during the early-6th century, but there is a paucity of information about him. There is insufficient material available for further verification and study. The Takayatsukiyama kofun in Habikino, Osaka is designated as Emperor Ankan's mausoleum.

According to Kojiki Ankan was the elder son of Emperor Keitai. When Ankan was 66 years old, Keitai abdicated in favor of him. Four years later, he died. The most noteworthy event recorded during his reign was the construction of state granaries in large numbers throughout Japan, indicating the broad reach of imperial power at the time. [2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 33; Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 120.
  2. ^ Mason, Joseph. (2002). The Meaning of Shinto, p. 172.

References


Regnal titles
Preceded by
Emperor Keitai
Emperor of Japan:
Ankan

531-536
(traditional dates)
Succeeded by
Emperor Senka



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