Emperor Ingyō
19th Emperor of Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emperor Ingyō (允恭天皇, Ingyō-tennō) was the 19th emperor of Japan,[2] according to the traditional order of succession.[3] Historians consider details about the life of Emperor Ingyō to be possibly legendary, but probable.[4] The name Ingyō-tennō was created for him posthumously by later generations.
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Ingyō | |
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Emperor of Japan | |
Reign | 412–453 (traditional)[1] |
Predecessor | Hanzei |
Successor | Ankō |
Born | 376 |
Died | 453 (aged 76–77) |
Burial | Ega no Naganu no kita no misasagi (Osaka) |
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Issue | See below |
House | Yamato |
Father | Emperor Nintoku |
Mother | Princess Iwanohime |
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No certain dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign.[5] 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.[6]