Emperor Ninken
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Emperor Ninken was the 24th legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally consid
Emperor Ninken
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 Ninken
…great king who rules all under heaven". Alternatively, Ninken might have been referred to as ヤマト大王/大君 or the "Great King of Yamato". Ninken married to Emperor Yūryaku's daughter Kasuga no Ōiratsume no Himemiko, a second cousin of him. Their daughter Tashiraka was later married to Emperor Keitai, successor or possibly…
Woodblock print of Yūryaku hunting Wild Boars by Adachi Ginkō, 1896
Inariyama Sword