Emperor Nintoku
| Nintoku | |
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| Emperor of Japan | |
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| Reign | 313–399 (traditional) |
| Predecessor | Ōjin |
| Successor | Richū |
| Born | 257 |
| Died | 399 (aged 142) |
| Burial | Mozu no Mimihara no naka no misasagi (Osaka) |
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| House | Yamato dynasty |
| Father | Emperor Ōjin |
| Mother | Nakatsuhime no Mikoto |
Emperor Nintoku (仁徳天皇 Nintoku-tennō?) was the 16th 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 313 to 399.
Nintoku is regarded by historians as a "legendary emperor" of the 5th century. The reign of Emperor Kimmei (A.D. c. 509 – 571), 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.
According to Nihon Shoki, he was the fourth son of Emperor Ōjin and his mother was Nakatsuhime no Mikoto, a great-granddaughter of Emperor Keikō. He was also the father of Emperors Richū, Hanzei, and Ingyō.
Nintoku'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 Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi (治天下大王), meaning "the great king who rules all under heaven". Alternatively, Nintoku might have been referred to as (ヤマト大王/大君) or the "Great King of Yamato".
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