| Emperor Itoku 懿徳天皇 | |||||
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| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | 510 BC – 477 BC (traditional)[1] | ||||
| Predecessor | Annei | ||||
| Successor | Kōshō | ||||
| Born | 553 BC[2] | ||||
| Died | 477 BC (aged 76) | ||||
| Burial | Unebi-yama no minami no Manago no tani no e no misasagi (畝傍山南纖沙溪上陵) (Kashihara) | ||||
| Spouse | Amonotoyototsu-hime | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Annei | ||||
| Mother | Nunasoko-Nakatsu-hime | ||||
| Religion | Shinto | ||||
Emperor Itoku (懿徳天皇, Itoku-tennō), also known as Ōyamatohikosukitomo no Mikoto (大倭日子鉏友命) was the fourth legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[3][4] Very little is known about this emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Itoku is known as a "legendary emperor" among historians as his actual existence is disputed. Nothing exists in the Kojiki other than his name and genealogy. Itoku's reign allegedly began in 510 BC, he had one wife and two sons. After his death in 477 BC, his first son supposedly became the next emperor.
- ^ "Genealogy of the Emperors of Japan" (PDF). Kunaicho.go.jp. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Kenneth Henshall (2013). Historical Dictionary of Japan to 1945. Scarecrow Press. p. 487. ISBN 9780810878723.
- ^ "懿徳天皇 (4)". Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō) (in Japanese). Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida (1979). A Translation and Study of the Gukanshō, an Interpretative History of Japan Written in 1219. University of California Press. p. 251. ISBN 9780520034600.