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Emperor Keikō
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Emperor Keikō (景行天皇, Keikō-tennō) was the 12th emperor of Japan,[2] according to the traditional order of succession.[3] Historians consider Emperor Keikō to be a legendary person;[4] and the name Keikō-tennō was created for him posthumously by later generations.
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Emperor of Japan | |
Reign | 71–130 AD (traditional)[1] |
Predecessor | Suinin |
Successor | Seimu |
Born | 7 November 13 BC |
Died | 23 December 130 (aged 143) |
Burial | Yamanobe no michi no e no misasagi (Nara) |
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Issue | See below |
Father | Emperor Suinin |
Mother | Hibasuhime |
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No certain dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign.[5] The conventionally accepted names and sequence of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kammu, who was the 50th monarch of the Yamato dynasty.[6]