Richū
Sign in to saveAlso known as Richū-tennō, Richu, Emperor Richū, Emperor Richu, Richuu
Japanese emperor
Key facts
- Reign
- 400–405 (traditional)
- Predecessor
- Nintoku
- Successor
- Hanzei
- Died
- 405 (aged 68 – 69)
- Burial
- Mozu no Mimihara no Minami no misasagi ( 百舌鳥耳原南陵 ) (Osaka)
- Spouse
- Kusakanohatabino-hime
- Issue among others
- Ichinobe no Oshiwa
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Child
- Iitoyo Iide empress
- Father
- Nintoku
- Mother
- Princess Iwa
- Sibling
- Ingyō
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- Emperor of Japan
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Family
- Imperial House of Japan
- Image
- Emperor Richū.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 0336-01-01
- date of death
- 0405-01-01
- name in native language
- 履中天皇
- Commons category
- Emperor Richu
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
HouseImperial House of Japan FatherEmperor Nintoku MotherIwano-hime ReligionShinto
Emperor Richū (履中天皇, Richū-tennō), also known as Ōenoizahowake no Mikoto (大兄去来穂別尊) was the 17th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the Kojiki, and the Nihon Shoki (collectively known as the Kiki) recorded events that took place during Richū's alleged lifetime. This emperor is best known for an assassination attempt on his life by his brother Suminoe after the death of their father Emperor Nintoku. Although no firm dates can be assigned to his life, Richū's brief reign is conventionally considered to have been from 400 to 405.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Richū” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.