| Emperor Kaika 開化天皇 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | 158 BC – 98 BC (traditional)[1] | ||||
| Predecessor | Kōgen | ||||
| Successor | Sujin | ||||
| Born | 208 BC[2] | ||||
| Died | 98 BC (aged 110) | ||||
| Burial | Kasuga no Izakawa no saka no e no misasagi (春日率川坂上陵) (Nara) | ||||
| Spouse | Ikagashikome-no-Mikoto | ||||
| Issue among others... | Emperor Sujin | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Kōgen | ||||
| Mother | Utsushikome | ||||
| Religion | Shinto | ||||
Emperor Kaika[a] (開化天皇, Kaika-tennō), also known as Wakayamato Nekohiko Ōbibi no Mikoto (若倭根子日子大毘毘命) in the Kojiki, and Wakayamato Nekohiko Ōbibi no Sumeramikoto (稚日本根子彦大日日天皇) in the Nihon Shoki was the ninth legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[4][5] Very little is known about this Emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Kaika 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. Kaika's reign allegedly began in 158 BC. He had one wife and three consorts whom he fathered five children with. After his death in 98 BC, one of his sons supposedly became Emperor Sujin.[3][6]
- ^ "Genealogy of the Emperors of Japan" (PDF). Kunaicho.go.jp. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ Kenneth Henshall (2013). Historical Dictionary of Japan to 1945. Scarecrow Press. p. 487. ISBN 9780810878723.
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, Richard (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Ponsonby Memorial Society. p. 30 & 418.
- ^ "開化天皇 (9)". Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō) (in Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 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. 252. ISBN 9780520034600.
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 451. ISBN 9780674017535.
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