Richū
Richū ( Japanese 履 中 天皇 , Richū-tennō ; * 336 (?); † March 15, 405 ) was according to the history books Kojiki and Nihonshoki the 17th Tennō of Japan (400-405). It presumably ruled in the early 5th century. Historians identify him with the Japanese King San ( Chinese 讃 ) in documents from the Empire of China , such as the Song Shu . Others suggest that San is identical to Nintoku -tennō. However, according to Chinese documents, San had a brother named Chin. If he was the same as San, he died before 438 and Chin was Richū's brother Hanzei .
After Kojiki and Nihonshoki , he was the first son of Nintoku -tennō and his wife Iwanohime. His proper name was Ōe no Izahowake (Crown Prince Izahowake). He had two sons and two daughters.
Richū is buried in the south tomb of the Mozu no mimihara ( 百舌 鳥 耳 原 南陵 , Mozu no mimihara no minami no misasagi ), the Kamiishizu-Misanzai- Kofun ( 上 石津 ミ サ ン ザ イ 古墳 ) in Ishizugaoka, Sakai . With a length of 360 m and a height of 18.6 m, this is the third largest burial mound in Japan.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Nintoku |
Tennō 400-405 |
Hanzei |
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| SURNAME | Richū |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richu; Richû; 履 中 天皇 (Japanese); Ōe (proper noun); 讃 (Chinese); San (Chinese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 17th Emperor of Japan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | at 336 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 405 |