Emperor Senka

Emperor Senka (宣化天皇, Senka-tennō) (466 — 15 March 539) was the 28th legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

Emperor Senka
宣化天皇
Great King of Yamato
Emperor of Japan
Reign25 January 536 – 15 March 539
PredecessorAnkan
SuccessorKinmei
BornHinokuma-no-takata (檜隈高田)
466
DiedMarch 15, 539(539-03-15) (aged 72–73)
Burial
Musa no Tsukisaka no e no misasagi (身狭桃花鳥坂上陵) (Nara)
SpouseTachibana no Nakatsu
IssueSee below
Posthumous name
Chinese-style shigō:
Emperor Senka (宣化天皇)

Japanese-style shigō:
Takewohirokunioshitate no Sumeramikoto (武小広国押盾天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Keitai
MotherMenokohime

No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 25 January 536 to 15 March 539.

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