| Kinmei 欽明天皇 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great King of Yamato | |||||
 Emperor Kinmei, from "Rekidai Son'ei" (Portraits of Japanese Emperors) by Kōtarō Miyake, 1894 | |||||
| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | December 5, 539 – April 15, 571[verification needed] | ||||
| Predecessor | Senka | ||||
| Successor | Bidatsu | ||||
| Born | 509 Japan | ||||
| Died | 15 April 571 (aged 62) Asuka, Yamato | ||||
| Burial | Hinokuma no saki Ai no misasagi (檜隈坂合陵) (Nara) | ||||
| Spouse | Ishi-hime | ||||
| Issue among others... | |||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Keitai | ||||
| Mother | Princess Tashiraka | ||||
| Religion | Shinto | ||||
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. Kinmei is the first historically verifiable Japanese emperor.[4][3]
- ^ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 欽明天皇 (29); retrieved 2013-8-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.