Emperor Buretsu
was the 25th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Historians consider details about the life of Emperor Buretsu to be possibly legendary, but probable. The name Buretsu-tenno was created for him posthumously by later generations.
No certain dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign. The conventionally accepted names and sequence of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kammu, who was the 50th monarch of the Yamato dynasty.
Traditional history
Buretsu was a son of Emperor Ninken. Buretsu was childless; and he became been the last monarch of the first Imperial dynasty of Japan.
Events of Buretsu's life
Very little is known about the events of Buretsu's life and reign. Only limited information is available for study prior to the reign of the 29th monarch, Emperor Kimmei.
As emperor, Buretsu is described as wicked in the Nihonshoki, but this assessment is not mirrored in the text of the Kojiki.
After his death
This emperor's official name after his death (his posthumous name) was regularized many centuries after the lifetime which was ascribed to Buretsu.
The kami of Emperor Buretsu was venerated at a Shinto shrine in Takaichi, Yamato province.
According to the Imperial Household Agency, the emperor's final resting place is in an earthen tumulus (kofun). Buretsu is venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) which is associated with the burial mound.
Related pages
Emperor of Japan
List of emperors of Japan
Japanese imperial family tree
Kofun period
References
Emperors of Japan