Emperor Kinmei

Kinmei
欽明天皇
Great King of Yamato
Emperor of Japan
ReignDecember 5, 539 – April 15, 571[verification needed]
PredecessorSenka
SuccessorBidatsu
Born509
Japan
Died15 April 571(571-04-15) (aged 62)
Asuka, Yamato
Burial
Hinokuma no saki Ai no misasagi (檜隈坂合陵) (Nara)
SpouseIshi-hime
Issue
among others...
Posthumous name
Chinese-style shigō:
Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇)

Japanese-style shigō:
Amekuni-oshiharaki-hironiwa no Sumeramikoto (天国排開広庭天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Keitai
MotherPrincess Tashiraka
ReligionShinto

Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇, Kinmei-tennō, 509–571) was the 29th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2][3] His reign is said to have spanned the years from 539 to 571. Some historians regard Kinmei as the first historically verifiable Japanese emperor.[4][3]

  1. ^ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 欽明天皇 (29); retrieved 2013-8-22.
  2. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). pp. 34–36; Brown, Delmer. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 261–262; H. Paul Varley|Varley, H. Paul. (1980). pp. 123–124; Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 45.
  3. ^ a b Josh Dehaas (April 29, 2019). "5 things to know as Japan's Emperor Akihito steps down". CTV News. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Hoye, Timothy. (1999). Japanese Politics: Fixed and Floating Worlds, p. 78; excerpt, "According to legend, the first Japanese Emperor was Jimmu. Along with the next 13 Emperors, Jimmu is not considered an actual, historical figure. Historically verifiable Emperors of Japan date from the early sixth century with Kimmei.

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