Emperor Ōjin
| Ōjin | |
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| Emperor of Japan | |
Emperor Ōjin
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| Reign | 270–310 (traditional) |
| Predecessor | Chūai |
| Successor | Nintoku |
| Born | 200 Umi (Fukuoka) |
| Died | 310 (aged 110) Karushima no Toyoakira (Nara) |
| Burial | Eega no Mofushi no oka no misasagi (Osaka) |
| Spouse | Nakatsuhime |
| House | Yamato dynasty |
| Father | Emperor Chūai |
| Mother | Empress Jingū |
Emperor Ōjin (応神天皇 Ōjin-tennō?), also known as Homutawake or Hondawake (誉田別?), was the 15th 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 considered to have reigned from 270 to 310.
Ōjin is regarded by historians as a "legendary emperor" of the 5th century. The reign of Emperor Kinmei (c. 509 – 571 AD), the 29th emperor, is the first for which contemporary historiography is able to assign verifiable dates; however, the conventionally accepted names and dates of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kanmu (737–806), the 50th sovereign of the Yamato dynasty.
The name Ōjin Tennō was assigned to him posthumously by later generations. Ōjin is also identified by some as the earliest "historical" emperor.
According to the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki, Ōjin was the son of the Emperor Chūai and his consort Jingū. As Chūai died before Ōjin's birth, his mother Jingū became the de facto ruler. The history book written to the 8th century, alleged that the boy Ōjin was conceived but unborn when Chūai died. His widow, Jingū, then spent three years in conquest of a promised land, which is conjectured to be Korea, but the story is largely dismissed by scholars for lack of evidence. Then, after her return to Japanese islands, the boy was born, three years after the death of the father.
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