Emperor Ninken
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Emperor Ninken (仁賢天皇, Ninken-tennō) was the 24th emperor of Japan,[2] according to the traditional order of succession.[3] Historians consider details about the life of Emperor Ninken to be possibly legendary, but probable.[4] The name Ninken-tennō was created for him posthumously by later generations.
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Emperor of Japan | |
Reign | 488–498 (traditional)[1] |
Predecessor | Kenzō |
Successor | Buretsu |
Born | 449 |
Died | 498 (aged 48–49) |
Burial | Hanyū no Sakamoto no misasagi (Osaka) |
Spouse | Kasuga no Ōiratsume |
Issue | Emperor Buretsu Princess Kasuga no Yamada no Himemiko Princess Tashiraka no Himemiko |
House | Yamato |
Father | Ichinobe-no Oshiwa |
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No certain dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign.[5] 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.[6]