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Emperor Kōan
Sign in to savelegendary emperor of Japan, who supposedly reigned during the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE
Key facts
- Reign
- 393 BC – 291 BC (traditional)
- Predecessor
- Kōshō
- Successor
- Kōrei
- Born
- 427 BC
- Died
- 291 BC (aged 137)
- Burial
- Tamate no oka no e no misasagi ( 玉手丘上陵 ) (Gose)
- Spouse
- Oshihime
- Issue
- Ōkibinomorosusumi-no-Mikoto Emperor Kōrei
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
HouseImperial House of Japan FatherEmperor Kōshō MotherYosotarashi-hime ReligionShinto
Emperor Kōan (孝安天皇, Kōan-tennō), also known as Yamatotarashihikokunioshihito no Mikoto (大倭帯日子国押人命) was the sixth legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Very little is known about this Emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Kōan is known as a "legendary emperor" among historians as his actual existence is disputed. Nothing exists in the Kojiki other than his name and genealogy. Kōan's reign allegedly began in 393 BC, he had one wife and two sons and reigned for more than 100 years until his death in 291 BC at the age of 137. One of his sons then supposedly became the next emperor. Emperor Kōan is traditionally accepted as the final emperor of the Jōmon period, which ended in 300 BC.
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