Keikō
Sign in to saveAlso known as Keiko, Emperor Keiko, Emperor Keikō, Keikō-tennō, Ootarashihikooshirowake no Sumeramikoto, Keikou
Emperor of Japan
Key facts
- Reign
- 71–130 AD (traditional)
- Predecessor
- Suinin
- Successor
- Seimu
- Born
- Ōtarashihiko ( 大足彦尊 ) , 13 BC
- Died
- 130 (aged 143)
- Burial
- Yamanobe no michi no e no misasagi ( 山辺道上陵 ) (Nara)
- Spouses
- Harima no Inabi no Ōiratsume , Yasakairi-hime
- Issue among others
- Prince Ōsu , Emperor Seimu
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Father
- Suinin
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- Emperor of Japan
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Family
- Imperial House of Japan
- Image
- Emperor Keikō.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0013-11-07
- date of death
- 0130-12-23
- Commons category
- Emperor Keikō
- name in native language
- 景行天皇
- name in kana
- けいこう てんのう
- subject has role
- centenarian
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Encyclopedic overview
HouseImperial House of Japan FatherEmperor Suinin MotherHibasu-hime ReligionShinto
Emperor Keikō (景行天皇, Keikō-tennō), also known as Ootarashihikooshirowake no Sumeramikoto (大足彦忍代別天皇) and Ōtarashihiko-oshirowake no Mikoto (大帯日子淤斯呂和氣天皇), was the 12th (and legendary) emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki (collectively known as the Kiki) record events that took place during Keikō's alleged lifetime.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Keikō” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.