Emperor Keitai
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Keitai (継体天皇, Keitai-tennō), also known as Keitai okimi, was the 26th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Historians consider details about the life of Emperor Keitai to be possibly legendary, but probable.[3] The name Keitai-tennō was created for him posthumously by later generations.
Keitai | |
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Emperor of Japan | |
Reign | legendary |
Predecessor | Buretsu |
Successor | Ankan |
Born | legendary |
Died | legendary |
Burial | Mishima no Akinu no misasagi (Osaka) |
No certain dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign.[4] The conventionally accepted names and sequence of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kammu, who was the 50th monarch of the Yamato dynasty.[5]
Some modern reference works of history call Keitai the King Ohoto of Koshi.[6] Koshi was a small regional entity in what would become Koshi Province in northern Japan.