| Emperor Keikō | |
|---|---|
| 12th Emperor of Japan | |
| Reign | legendary |
| Born | legendary |
| Died | legendary |
| Buried | Yamanobe no michi no e no Misasagi (Nara) |
| Predecessor | Emperor Suinin |
| Successor | Emperor Seimu |
Emperor Keikō (景行天皇, Keikō-tennō); also known as Ootarashihikooshirowake no Sumeramikoto; was the 12th emperor of Japan to appear on the traditional list of emperors.[1] Emperor Keikō is considered by most historians to be a legendary figure, and the name Keikō Tennō was assigned to him posthumously by later generations.
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Legendary narrative
No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign. Keikō is regarded by historians as a "legendary emperor" because of the paucity of information about him, which does not necessarily imply that no such person ever existed. There is insufficient material available for further verification and study. If Keikō did exist, there is no evidence to suggest that the title tennō was used during the time period to which his reign has been assigned. It is much more likely that he was a chieftain, or local clan leader, and the polity he ruled would have only encompassed a small portion of modern day Japan.
His legend was recorded in Kojiki and Nihonshoki, but the accounts of him are different in these two sources. In Kojiki he sent his son Yamatotakeru to Kyūshū to conquer local tribes. In Nihonshoki Keikō himself went there and won battles against local tribes. According to both sources, he sent Yamatotakeru to Izumo province and eastern provinces to conquer the area and spread his territory.[2]
Although the final resting place of this legendary sovereign remains unknown, Keikō's officially designated Imperial misasagi or tomb can be visited today in Shibutani-cho, Tenri City near Nara City.[3]
The kami of Emperor Keikō is venerated at Anaho jinja in Anaho, Ōmi province.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 11-14; Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 96-99.
- ^ Aston, William. (1998). Nihongi, Vol. 1, pp. 188-214.
- ^ Keikō's misasagi -- map
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 127.
References
- Aston, William George. (1896). Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner. [reprinted by Tuttle Publishing, Tokyo, 2007. 10-ISBN 0-8048-0984-4; 13-ISBN 978-0-8048-0984-9]
- Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). [ Jien, c. 1220], Gukanshō (The Future and the Past, a translation and study of the Gukanshō, an interpretative history of Japan written in 1219). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-03460-0
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
- Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652], Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Varley, H. Paul , ed. (1980). [ Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1359], Jinnō Shōtōki (A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-04940-4
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| Preceded by Emperor Suinin |
Legendary Emperor of Japan 71 AD-130 AD (traditional dates) |
Succeeded by Emperor Seimu |
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