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Emperor Keitai Of JapanEmperor Keitai (継体天皇) was the 26th imperial ruler of Japan. He is believed to have ruled the country during the early 6th century CE. Records on his life His record is confusing as there are differences of his life according to Kojiki and Nihonshoki. Kojiki put his birth year at 485 and to have died on April 9, 527. It writes that he was called Odo no Mikoto(袁本杼命). On the other hand, Nihonshoki put his birth year at 450 and to have died on February 7, 531 or 534. It writes that he was called Odono Kimi(男大迹王) and Hikofuto no Mikoto(彦太尊). Life and geneologie He is said to have been not the son of the immediate previous emperor, but the great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Ojin. According to documents he ascended to the throne, since Emperor Emperor Buretsu of Japan had no son and didn't appointed his sucesssor; some historians doubt this geneology and suppose a change of dynasties. According to Kojiki and Nihonshoki, his father was Hikoushi no Kimi, mother was Furihime. He was born in Echizen province. When Buretsu died, Otomo no Kanemura recommended Keitai at his age of 58 as a possible imperial heir. Keitai declaired his ascension in Kuzuha, the northern part of the Kawachi Province (nowadays Shijonawate, Osaka) and married a younger sister of Buretsu, Princess Tashiraka. Supposingly his succession was not welcomed by everyone, and it took about 20 years Keitai entered to Yamato province, a neighbor of Kawachi and the political center of Japan in those days. In his old age, 527 or 528, a rebellion led by Iwai occured in Chikushi province, Kyushu. He went to Kyushu and conqured the province. Among his sons, Ankan, Senka and Kimmei ascended to the throne. width="30%" align="center" | Preceded by:
Buretsu | width="40%" align="center" | Emperor of Japan | width="30%" align="center" | Succeeded by:
Ankan | Keitai
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