Kenzō

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Kenzō ( Japanese 顕 宗 天皇 , Kenzō-tennō ; * 450 ; † April 25, 487 ) was according to Nihonshoki and Kojiki the 23rd Tennō of Japan (485-487), who presumably ruled in the late 5th century. According to these two books, his personal name was Woke , and he was a son of Prince Ichinobenooshiwas, whose father was Emperor Richū .

His father was murdered by Emperor Yūryaku during the reign of Emperor Ankō . Kenzō fled with his brother Oke from Harima (today Akashi in Hyōgo prefecture ) first to Tanba (Taniwa), then to Akashi. There they lived under assumed names. They told strangers that they were "children from Taniwa". When Emperor Seinei , the third son of Yūryaku, came to power after the death of Emperor Yūryaku , the brothers revealed themselves to those around them. Because Emperor Seinei had no children, he accepted them as his prince and made Oke his crown prince . However, it was not Oke who ascended the throne first, but his brother Woke.

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Hisi Tennō of Japan
485-487
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