Nink
Ninken ( Japanese 仁賢 天皇 , Ninken-tennō ; * 449 ; † August 8, 498 ) was according to the history books Nihonshoki and Kojiki the 24th Tennō of Japan (488-498), who presumably ruled in the late 5th century. According to these two books, his personal name was Oke , and he was a son of Prince Ichinobe no Oshiwas, whose father was Emperor Richū .
His father was murdered by Emperor Yūryaku during the reign of Emperor Ankō . Ninken fled with his brother Woke 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, Oke renounced his prerogative as it had been Woke's idea to reveal her true identity, which ultimately led to the adoption by Emperor Seinei. Thus Woke ascended the throne before him.
Ninken had a son, his successor Buretsu . One of his daughters, Princess Tashiraka married the Emperor Keitai and became the mother of Emperor Kimmei .
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Tennō of Japan 488-498 |
Buretsu |
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| SURNAME | Nink |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 仁賢 天皇 (Japanese); Oke (proper name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 24. Emperor of Japan (488–498) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 449 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 498 |