Keitai
Keitai ( Japanese 継 体 天皇 , Keitai-tennō ; * 485 ? † April 9, 527 ) was the 26th Tennō of Japan (507-531). The dates of his birthday and death as well as his own name are unclear. According to the Kojiki , he was born as Wohodo no Mikoto ( 袁 本 杼 命 ) in 485 and died on April 9, 527. After the Nihonshoki , he was born in 450 and died either on February 7, 531 or 534. There his personal name was Wohodo no Ōkimi ( 男 大 迹 王 ) and Hikofuto no Mikoto ( 彦 太 尊 ).
These books say that he was the sixth grandson of Emperor Ōjin . He was a son of Prince Hikōshis and was born in Ōmi Province (now Shiga Prefecture ). His father died when he was little and his mother moved with him to Takamuku, Echizen Province (now Fukui Prefecture ), where he grew up.
After Emperor Buretsu died without a son, the courtiers looked for an imperial successor. One of them, Ōtomo no Kanamura , came to Echizen and recommended Keitai as the next emperor, but there were some obstacles on the way to the throne. Eventually he married Princess Tashiraka, a sister of Emperor Buretsu, and came to Yamato Province to ensure his rule.
During his reign, the Iwai uprising took place in Tsukushi ( Kyūshū ).
He was the father of three emperors: Ankan , Senka and Kimmei .
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literature
- William George Aston : Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD 697 . In: Transactions and Proceedings of The Japan Society, London . Supplement I. Volume I and II. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Limited, London 1896 ( digitized in the Internet Archive - English translation of Nihonshoki).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Buretsu |
Emperor of Japan 507-531 |
Ankan |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keitai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 継 体 天皇 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 26. Emperor of Japan (507-531) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 450 or 485 |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 527 and 534 |