Emperor Kinmei

Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇, Kinmei-tennō, 509–571) was the 29th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign is said to have spanned the years from 539 to 571. Some historians regard Kinmei as the first historically verifiable Japanese emperor.

Kinmei
欽明天皇
Great King of Yamato
Emperor of Japan
ReignDecember 5, 539 – April 15, 571
PredecessorSenka
SuccessorBidatsu
Born509
Japan
Died15 April 571(571-04-15) (aged 62)
Asuka, Yamato
Burial
Hinokuma no saki Ai no misasagi (檜隈坂合陵) (Nara)
SpouseIshi-hime
Issue
among others...
Posthumous name
Chinese-style shigō:
Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇)

Japanese-style shigō:
Amekuni-oshiharaki-hironiwa no Sumeramikoto (天国排開広庭天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Keitai
MotherPrincess Tashiraka
ReligionShinto
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