Ankō
Ankō ( Japanese 安康 天皇 , Ankō-tennō ; * around 401; † August 9, 456 ) was according to the history books Kojiki and Nihonshoki the 20th Tennō of Japan (453-456). Historians identify him as the Japanese king Kō ( Chinese 興 / 兴 ) in Chinese documents.
He was the second son of Emperor Ingyōs and the father of Emperor Yūryaku after Nihonshoki . His older brother Kinashikaru no Miko (Prince Kinashikaru) was the crown prince, but lost the favor of the court due to an incestuous relationship with his half-sister. After a failed attempt to gather troops against Anko, Kinashikaru and his half-sister committed suicide. In the third year of his rule, he was murdered by Mayowa no Ōkimi (Prince Mayowa), who was a son of his empress and her previous husband, Prince Okusaka, whom Ankō had accidentally killed.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Ingyō |
Emperor of Japan 453–456 |
Yūryaku |
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| SURNAME | Ankō |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ankô; 安康 天皇 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 20. Tennō of Japan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | at 401 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 456 |