Bu of Wa

Bu of Wa
King of Wa
PredecessorKo of Wa
SuccessorEmperor Seinei?
IssueEmperor Yuryaku?
Posthumous name
Emperor Yuryaku?
Genealogy of the Five kings of Wa and Emperors
Book of Song Book of Liang
San of Wa
(421, 425 ce)
Chin of Wa
(438 ce)
Sai of Wa
(443, 451 ce)
Ko of Wa
(462 ce)
Bu of Wa
(478 ce)
San of WaChin of Wa
Sai of Wa
Ko of WaBu of Wa
Genealogy of Emperors in Nihon Shoki

(Numbers in parentheses are Japanese epithets)

15 Ojin
(誉田別)
16 Nintoku
(大鷦鷯)
17 Richū
(去来穂別)
18 Hanzei
(瑞歯別)
19 Ingyō
(雄朝津間稚子宿禰)
Ichinobe no OshiwaKinshari20 Ankō
(穴穂)
21 Yūryaku
(大泊瀬幼武)

Bu of Wa (武) was a Japanese king in the late 5th century (middle Kofun era).[1][2]

Son of Sai of Wa and brother of Ko of Wa, he was the last of the "Five kings of Wa". He is considered to be the 21st Emperor Yūryaku.

  1. ^ Zhang, Xuefeng (2010-01-01). "The Formation of East Asian World during the 4th and 5th Centuries: A Study Based on Chinese Sources". Frontiers of History in China. 5 (4): 525–548. doi:10.1007/s11462-010-0110-z. ISSN 1673-3401. S2CID 154743659.
  2. ^ "倭王武". 日本人名大辞典 (in Japanese). 講談社.