Emperor Ankan
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Emperor Ankan (安閑天皇, Ankan-tennō) was the 27th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Historians consider details about the life of Emperor Ankan to be possibly legendary, but probable.[3] The name Ankan-tennō was created for him posthumously by later generations.
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Ankan | |
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Emperor of Japan | |
Reign | legendary |
Predecessor | Keitai |
Successor | Senka |
Born | legendary |
Died | legendary |
Burial | Furuchi no Takaya no oka no misasagi (Osaka) |
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No certain dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign.[4] The conventionally accepted names and sequence of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kammu, who was the 50th monarch of the Yamato dynasty.[5]