Nintoku

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Daisenryō-Kofun : probably the tomb of Nintoku in Sakai , Osaka , Japan

Nintoku ( Japanese 仁 徳 天皇 , Nintoku-tennō ; * 257 ; † February 7, 399 (Nintoku 87/1/16)) was according to the old history books Nihonshoki and Kojiki the 16th Tennō of Japan (February 14, 313 (Nintoku 1 / 1/3) - February 7, 399). He was the 4th son of Emperor Ōjin and the father of Emperors Richū , Hanzei and Ingyō . It is not certain whether Nintoku is a historical figure or whether he belongs to the realm of legend.

The Namba Shrine in Osaka is dedicated to him.

literature

  • Fred S. Kleiner: Gardner's Art through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives . Cengage Learning, Boston 20010, ISBN 0495573671 , pp. 91 & 92.

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predecessor Office successor
Ōjin Tennō
313-399 		Richū

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ traditional date according to the Japanese lunisolar calendar with government year
personal data
SURNAME Nintoku
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 仁 徳 天皇 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 16. Tennō of Japan (313-399)
DATE OF BIRTH 257
DATE OF DEATH 4th century