Jimmu Tennō Becomes the First Emperor of Japan
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Legends, Myths
- Curriculum: Asian History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Japan
- Date: 3d century (traditionally 660 )
Article abstract: Traditionally, Japanese people consider the legendary Jimmu to be the first emperor of their nation and celebrate the day of his mythical assumption of imperial dignity, February 11, as a national holiday.
Summary of Event
According to Japanese tradition, Jimmu founded the Japanese empire on the first day of the first month of the Japanese calendar in the year 660 b.c.e., when he enthroned himself in the Kashihara Palace, believed to have stood near the contemporary city of Nara on Japan’s central island of Honshū. Until the end of...
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