 ; also known as ootarashihikooshirowake no sumeramikoto, was the 12th emperor of japan,imperial household agency (kunaichÅ): æ¯è¡å¤©ç (12); retrieved 2013-8-23. according to the traditional order of succession.titsingh, isaac. (1834). ; brown, delmer m. (1979). gukanshÅ, p. 254; varley, h. paul. (1980). jinnÅ shÅtÅki, pp. 96-99. no firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 71â130.ponsonby-fane, richard. (1959). the imperial house of japan, p. 33. ==legendary narrative== keikÅ is regarded by historians as a "legendary emperor" who might be real and there is a paucity of information about him. there is insufficient material available for further verification and study.kelly, charles f. "kofun culture," japanese archaeology. april 27, 2009. the reign of emperor kimmei (509?â571 ad), the 29th emperor,titsingh, pp. 34â36; brown, pp. 261â262; varley, pp. 123â124. is the first for which contemporary historiography is able to assign verifiable dates;hoye, timothy. (1999). japanese politics: fixed and floating worlds, p. 78; excerpt, "according to legend, the first japanese emperor was jimmu. along with the next 13 emperors, jimmu is not considered an actual, historical figure. historically verifiable emperors of japan date from the early sixth century with kimmei. however, the conventionally accepted names and dates of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of emperor kammu (737â806), the 50th sovereign of the yamato dynasty.aston, william george. (1896). nihongi, pp. 109. the name keikÅ-tennÅ was assigned to him posthumously by later generations.brinkley, frank. (1
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