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Emperor Itoku

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Emperor Itoku

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emperor of Japan

Key facts

Reign
510 BC – 477 BC (traditional)
Predecessor
Annei
Successor
Kōshō
Born
553 BC
Died
477 BC (aged 76)
Burial
Unebi-yama no minami no Manago no tani no e no misasagi ( 畝傍山南纖沙溪上陵 ) (Kashihara)
Spouse
Amonotoyototsu-hime
Issue
Emperor Kōshō Takeshihikokushitomose-no-Mikoto

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Wikidata facts

Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Occupation
sovereign
Position held
Emperor of Japan
Languages spoken
Japanese
Image
Emperor Itoku.jpg
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date of birth
0553-00-00
date of death
0477-00-00
Commons category
Emperor Itoku
name in native language
懿徳天皇
place of burial
Mount Unebi
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Encyclopedic overview

HouseImperial House of Japan FatherEmperor Annei MotherNunasokonakatsu-hime ReligionShinto

Emperor Itoku (懿徳天皇, Itoku-tennō), also known as Ōyamatohikosukitomo no Mikoto (大倭日子鉏友命) was the fourth legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Very little is known about this emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Itoku is known as a "legendary emperor" among historians as his actual existence is disputed. Nothing exists in the Kojiki other than his name and genealogy. Itoku's reign allegedly began in 510 BC, he had one wife and two sons. After his death in 477 BC, his first son supposedly became the next emperor.

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