Emperor Kinmei
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Emperor Kinmei was the 29th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign is said to have spanned the years from 539 to 571. Most historians support either the view tha
Emperor Kinmei, from "Rekidai Son'ei" (Portraits of Japanese Emperors) by Kōtarō Miyake, 1894
Emperor Yūryaku
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Emperor Yūryaku was the 21st Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. According to the Kojiki, this Emperor is said to have ruled from the Thirteenth Day of the Eleventh Mon
Emperor Kinmei
…the years from 539 to 571. Most historians support either the view that Kinmei is the first historically verifiable Japanese emperor or the view that Yuryaku (the 21st) is. Kinmei's contemporary title would not have been tennō, as most historians believe this title was not introduced until the reigns of…
Woodblock print of Yūryaku hunting Wild Boars by Adachi Ginkō, 1896
Inariyama Sword