Key facts
- Reign
- 214 BC – 158 BC (traditional)
- Predecessor
- Kōrei
- Successor
- Kaika
- Born
- 273 BC
- Died
- 158 BC (aged 115)
- Burial
- Tsurugi no ike no shima no e no misasagi ( 劔池嶋上陵 ) (Kashihara)
- Spouse
- Utsushikome-no-Mikoto
- Issue among others
- Emperor Kaika
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Tennō Kōgen thumb.gif
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- date of birth
- 0272-01-01
- date of death
- 0157-01-01
- name in native language
- 孝元天皇
- Commons category
- Emperor Kōgen
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HouseImperial House of Japan FatherEmperor Kōrei MotherKuwashi-hime ReligionShinto
Emperor Kōgen (孝元天皇, Kōgen-tennō), also known as Ōyamatonekohikokunikuru no Mikoto (大倭根子日子国玖琉命) was the eighth 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. Kōgen 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. Kōgen's reign allegedly began in 214 BC, he had one wife and two consorts whom he fathered six children with. After his death in 158 BC, one of his sons supposedly became Emperor Kaika.