Emperor Ankan

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No firm dates can be assigned to this Emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 10 March 531 to 25 January 536.[3]

Legendary narrative

According to the Kojiki, Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., later Emperor Ankan, was the elder son of Emperor Keitai, who is considered to have ruled the country during the early-6th century, though there is a paucity of information about him.[4] When Ankan was 66 years old, Keitai abdicated in favor of him.

Ankan's contemporary title would not have been tennō, as most historians believe this title was not introduced until the reigns of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō. Rather, it was presumably Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., meaning "the great king who rules all under heaven". Alternatively, Ankan might have been referred to as Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler or the "Great King of Yamato".

The most noteworthy event recorded during his reign was the construction of state granaries in large numbers throughout Japan, indicating the broad reach of imperial power at the time.[5]

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Mausoleum of Emperor Ankan in Habikino, Osaka

Ankan's grave is traditionally associated with the Takayatsukiyama kofun in Habikino, Osaka.

Genealogy

Empress: Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., Emperor Ninken's daughter

Consort: Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., Kose no Ohito no Ōomi's daughter

Consort: Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., Kose no Ohito no Ōomi's daughter

Consort: Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., Mononobe no Itabi no Ōomuraji's daughter

First son: Imperial Prince Ako.

Second son: Prince Kibu

Third son: Prince Akihinohohoshika, later Emperor Kinmei

See also

Notes

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  1. Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 安閑天皇 (27)
  2. Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 120; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Template:Trim&pg=PA33 Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 33., p. 33, at Google Books
  3. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 44.
  4. Kelly, Charles F. "Kofun Culture," Japanese Archaeology. April 27, 2009.
  5. Mason, Joseph. (2002). Template:Trim&pg=PA172 The Meaning of Shinto, p. 172., p. 172, at Google Books

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References

Regnal titles
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Ankan

531–536
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