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Jimmu
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jinmu, Emperor Jimmu, Emperor Jinmu, Jinmu-tennō, Kamuyamato Iwarehiko no Mikoto, Wakamikenu no Mikoto, Sano no Mikoto, Hikohohodemi
legendary first emperor of Japan
Jimmu is the legendary first emperor of Japan, described in ancient Japanese chronicles as the founder of the imperial dynasty. While modern historians consider him a mythological figure rather than a historical person, he remains symbolically important to Japanese culture and the traditional narrative of Japan's imperial lineage.
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- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Takachiho
- Place of death
- Kashihara
- Spouse
- Ahiratsuhime
- Father
- Ugayafukiaezu
- Mother
- Tamayorihime
- Sibling
- Hiko Itsuse no Mikoto
- Occupation
- monarch
- Position held
- Emperor of Japan
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Family
- Imperial House of Japan
- Noble title
- Emperor of Japan
- Conflict
- Jimmu's Eastern Expedition
- Image
- Emperor Jimmu.jpg
- Residence
- Miyazaki Jingū
- Said to be same as
- Ugayafukiaezu
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- replaced by
- Emperor Suizei
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- Emperor Jimmu
- name in native language
- 神武天皇
- date of birth
- 0711-02-13
- date of death
- 0585-00-00
- name in kana
- じんむ てんのう
- birth name
- 彦火火出見
- subject has role
- centenarian
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
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Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇, Jinmu Tennō; Japanese pronunciation: [dʑiꜜm.mɯ (ten.noː), dʑim.mɯ ten.noꜜː]) was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki. His ascension is traditionally dated as 660 BC. In Japanese mythology, he was a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu, through her grandson Ninigi, as well as a descendant of the storm god Susanoo. He launched a military expedition from Hyūga near the Seto Inland Sea, captured Yamato, and established this as his center of power. In modern Japan, Emperor Jimmu's legendary ascension is marked as National Foundation Day on February 11.
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