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Kōtoku

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Also known as Kotoku, Emperor Kotoku, Emperor Kōtoku, Kōtoku-tennō, Koutoku

Emperor of Japan (596–654, r. 645–654)

Key facts

Reign
645–654 (AD)
Predecessor
Kōgyoku
Successor
Saimei
Born
Karu ( 軽 ) , 596 (AD)
Died
24 November 654 (age 57 or 58), Toyosaki no Miya (Ōsaka)
Burial
Ōsaka-no-shinaga no misasagi (大阪磯長陵) (Osaka)
Spouse
Hashihito
Issue
Prince Arima

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Child
Arima
Sibling
Kōgyoku
Occupation
ruler
Position held
Emperor of Japan
Languages spoken
Japanese
Image
Emperor Kotoku.jpg
Work location
Japan
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date of birth
0596-00-00
date of death
0654-11-24
name in native language
孝徳天皇
posthumous name
孝徳
Commons category
Emperor Kōtoku
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

HouseImperial House of Japan FatherPrince Chinu MotherPrincess Kibitsu-hime

Emperor Kōtoku (孝徳天皇, Kōtoku-tennō; 596 – 24 November 654) was the 36th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

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