Emperor Ankan

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Template:Nihongo (466 – 25 January 536) was the 27th Emperor of Japan,<ref name="kunaicho">Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 安閑天皇 (27)</ref> according to the traditional order of succession.<ref>Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 120; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Template:Google books</ref>

No firm dates can be assigned to this Emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 10 March 531 to 25 January 536.<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 44.</ref>

Legendary narrativeEdit

According to the Kojiki, Template:Nihongo, later Emperor Ankan, was the elder son of Emperor Keitai, who is considered to have ruled the country during the early-6th century, though there is a paucity of information about him.<ref>Kelly, Charles F. "Kofun Culture," Japanese Archaeology. April 27, 2009.</ref> When Ankan was 66 years old, Keitai abdicated in favor of him.

Ankan's contemporary title would not have been tennō, as most historians believe this title was not introduced until the reigns of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō. Rather, it was presumably Template:Nihongo, meaning "the great king who rules all under heaven". Alternatively, Ankan might have been referred to as Template:Nihongo2 or the "Great King of Yamato".

The most noteworthy event recorded during his reign was the construction of state granaries in large numbers throughout Japan, indicating the broad reach of imperial power at the time.<ref>Mason, Joseph. (2002). Template:Google books</ref>

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Mausoleum of Emperor Ankan in Habikino, Osaka

Ankan's grave is traditionally associated with the Takayatsukiyama kofun in Habikino, Osaka.