Emperor Nintoku
Emperor Nintoku (仁徳天皇, Nintoku-tennō), also known as Ohosazaki no Sumeramikoto (大鷦鷯天皇) was the 16th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Due to his reputation for goodness derived from depictions in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, he is sometimes referred to as the Saint Emperor (聖帝, Hijiri-no-mikado).
| Emperor Nintoku 仁徳天皇 | |||||
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Woodblock print by Toyohara Chikanobu, 1886 | |||||
| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | 313–399 (traditional) | ||||
| Predecessor | Ōjin | ||||
| Successor | Richū | ||||
| Born | Ohosazaki no Mikoto (大鷦鷯尊) 290 | ||||
| Died | 399 (aged 108–109) | ||||
| Burial | Mozu no Mimihara no naka no misasagi (百舌鳥耳原中陵) (Osaka) | ||||
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| Issue among others... | Emperor Richū | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Ōjin | ||||
| Mother | Nakatsu-hime | ||||
| Religion | Shinto | ||||
While his existence is generally accepted as fact, no firm dates can be assigned to Nintoku's life or reign. He is traditionally considered to have reigned from 313 to 399, although this date is doubted by scholars.
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