Jimmu Tennō
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History, Mythology, Folklore
- Subcategories: Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Legends, Myths
- Curriculum: Asian History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Legendary first Japanese emperor (traditionally r. 660-585 b.c.e.){$I[g]Japan;Jimmu Tennō[Jimmu Tenno]} According to Japanese tradition, Jimmu Tennō established the Imperial Japanese line and founded the empire after conquering the Yamato region in central Japan.
Early Life
Legend has it that Kamu Yamato Iware Hiko no Mikoto was born on the Japanese island of Kyūshū in 711 b.c.e. as the son of King Hiko Nagisatake Ugaya Fukiaezu no Mikoto, a great-grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami, and Tamayorihime, the daughter of the...
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