EMPERORS OF JAPAN
The earlier names are posthumous and the rulers legendary. Empresses are given in italics
| Order. | Name. | Date of Reign. | Relation to previous Ruler. |
| 1. | Jimmu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 660—585 B.C. . . . . | |
| 2. | Suizei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 581—549 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
| 3. | Annei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 548—510 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
| 4. | Itoku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 510—475 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
| 5. | Kōshō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 475—392 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
| 6. | Kōan. . . . . . . . . . . . | 392—290 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
| 7. | Kōrei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 290—214 B.C. . . . . | Brother. |
| 8. | Kōgen. . . . . . . . . . . . | 214—157 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
| 9. | Kaikwa. . . . . . . . . . . . | 157—97 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
| 10. | Sujin. . . . . . . . . . . . | 97—29 B.C. . . . . | Son. |
| 11. | Suinin. . . . . . . . . . . . | 29 B.C.—71 A.D. . . | Son. |
| 12. | Keikō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 71—131 . . . . | Son. |
| 13. | Seimu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 131—192 . . . . | Son. |
| 14. | Chuai. . . . . . . . . . . . | 192—201 . . . . | Nephew. |
| 15. | Jingo. . . . . . . . . . . . | 201—270 . . . . | Wife (regency). |
| 16. | Ojin. . . . . . . . . . . . | 270—313 . . . . | Son. |
| 17. | Nintoku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 313—400 . . . . | Son. |
| 18. | Richu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 400—405 . . . . | Son. |
| 19. | Hanshō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 405—411 . . . . | Brother. |
| 20. | Ingyo. . . . . . . . . . . . | 411—453 . . . . | Brother. |
| 21. | Ankō. . . . . . . . . . . . | 453—456 . . . . | Son. |
| 22. | Yuraku. . . . . . . . . . . . | 457—480 . . . . | Brother. |
| 23. | Seinei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 480—485 . . . . | Son. |
| 24. | Kenso. . . . . . . . . . . . | 485—488 . . . . | Grandson of 18. |
| 25. | Ninken. . . . . . . . . . . . | 488—499 . . . . | Grandson of 18. |
| 26. | Buretsu. . . . . . . . . . . . | 499—507 . . . . | Son. |
| 27. | Keitai. . . . . . . . . . . . | 507—534 . . . . | Fifth in descent from 16. |
| 28. | Ankan. . . . . . . . . . . . | 534—536 . . . . | Son. |
| 29. | Senkwa. . . . . . . . . . . . | 536—540 . . . . | Brother. |
| 30. | Kimmei. . . . . . . . . . . . | 540—572 . . . . | Brother. |
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