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The Nintoku-ryo tumulus is one of almost 50 tumuli collectively known as "Mozu Kofungun" clustered around the city, and covers the largest area of any tomb in the world. Built in the middle of the 5th century by an estimated 2,000 men working daily for almost 16 years, the Nintoku tumulus, at 486 meters long and with a mound 35 meters high, is twice as long as the base of the famous Great Pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) in Giza.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/travel/280862/where-emperors-sleep-japan-s-keyhole-shaped-burial-mounds/story/?|title=Where emperors sleep: Japan's keyhole-shaped burial mounds|last=Merueñas|first=Mark|date=|work=GMA News Online|access-date=2017-09-20|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref>
The Nintoku-ryo tumulus is one of almost 50 tumuli collectively known as "Mozu Kofungun" clustered around the city, and covers the largest area of any tomb in the world. Built in the middle of the 5th century by an estimated 2,000 men working daily for almost 16 years, the Nintoku tumulus, at 486 meters long and with a mound 35 meters high, is twice as long as the base of the famous Great Pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) in Giza.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/travel/280862/where-emperors-sleep-japan-s-keyhole-shaped-burial-mounds/story/?|title=Where emperors sleep: Japan's keyhole-shaped burial mounds|last=Merueñas|first=Mark|date=|work=GMA News Online|access-date=2017-09-20|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref>


The Imperial tomb of Nintoku's consort, [[Empress Iwa-no hime|Iwa-no hime no Mikoto]], is said to be located in Saki-cho, [[Nara City]].<ref>[http://narashikanko.jp/english/aria_map/map_pdf/302.pdf Iwa-no hime no Mikoto's ''misasagi'' -- map (upper right)]</ref> Both ''[[kofun]]''-type Imperial tombs are characterized by a keyhole-shaped island located within a wide, water-filled [[moat]].
The Imperial tomb of Nintoku's consort, [[Empress Iwa-no hime|Iwa-no hime no Mikoto]], is said to be located in Saki-cho, [[Nara City]].<ref>[http://narashikanko.jp/english/aria_map/map_pdf/302.pdf Iwa-no hime no Mikoto's ''misasagi'' -- map (upper right)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207003146/http://narashikanko.jp/english/aria_map/map_pdf/302.pdf |date=2012-02-07 }}</ref> Both ''[[kofun]]''-type Imperial tombs are characterized by a keyhole-shaped island located within a wide, water-filled [[moat]].
Imperial tombs and [[mausolea]] are cultural properties; but they are guarded and administered by the [[Imperial Household Agency]] ([[Imperial Household Agency|IHA]]), which is the government department responsible for all matters relating to the Emperor and his family. According to the IHA, the tombs are more than a mere repository for historical [[artifact (archaeology)|artifact]]s; they are sacred religious sites. IHA construes each of the Imperial grave sites as [[sanctuaries]] for the spirits of the ancestors of the Imperial House.<ref name="parry1995"/>
Imperial tombs and [[mausolea]] are cultural properties; but they are guarded and administered by the [[Imperial Household Agency]] ([[Imperial Household Agency|IHA]]), which is the government department responsible for all matters relating to the Emperor and his family. According to the IHA, the tombs are more than a mere repository for historical [[artifact (archaeology)|artifact]]s; they are sacred religious sites. IHA construes each of the Imperial grave sites as [[sanctuaries]] for the spirits of the ancestors of the Imperial House.<ref name="parry1995"/>


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Nintoku
Emperor of Japan
Reign313–399 (traditional)[1]
PredecessorŌjin
SuccessorRichū
Born257
Died399 (aged 141–142)
Burial
Mozu no Mimihara no naka no misasagi (Osaka)
Spouse
Issue
HouseYamato
FatherEmperor Ōjin
MotherNakatsuhime no Mikoto

Emperor Nintoku (仁徳天皇, Nintoku-tennō) was the 16th emperor of Japan,[2] according to the traditional order of succession.[3]

No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 313 to 399.[4]

Legendary narrative

Nintoku is regarded by historians as a "legendary emperor" of the 5th century.[5] The reign of Emperor Kinmei (A.D. c. 509 – 571), the 29th emperor,[6] is the first for which contemporary historiography is able to assign verifiable dates;[7] however, the conventionally accepted names and dates of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kanmu (737–806), the 50th sovereign of the Yamato dynasty.[8]

According to Nihon Shoki, he was the fourth son of Emperor Ōjin and his mother was Nakatsuhime no Mikoto, a great-granddaughter of Emperor Keikō. He was also the father of Emperors Richū, Hanzei, and Ingyō.

Nintoku'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 Sumeramikoto or Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi (治天下大王), meaning "the great king who rules all under heaven". Alternatively, Nintoku might have been referred to as (ヤマト大王/大君) or the "Great King of Yamato".

Events of Nintoku's life

Although the Nihon Shoki states that Nintoku ruled from 313 to 399, modern research suggests those dates are likely inaccurate.[9]

The achievements of Nintoku's reign which are noted in Nihon Shoki include:

  • constructed a thorn field bank called Naniwa no Horie to prevent a flood in Kawachi plains and for development. It is assumed that this was Japan's first large-scale engineering works undertaking.
  • established a thorn field estate under the direct control of the Imperial Court (mamuta no miyake)
  • constructed a Yokono bank (horizontal parcel, Ikuno-ku, Osaka-shi).[10]

Consorts and children

Empress (first): Princess Iwa (磐之媛命), poet and daughter of Katsuragi no Sotsuhiko (葛城襲津彦)

  • Prince Ooe no Izahowake (大兄去来穂別尊) Emperor Richū
  • Prince Suminoe no Nakatsu (住吉仲皇子)
  • Prince Mizuhawake (瑞歯別尊) Emperor Hanzei
  • Prince Oasatsuma wakugo no Sukune (雄朝津間稚子宿禰尊) Emperor Ingyō

Empress (second): Yatanohimemiko (八田皇女), daughter of Emperor Ōjin

Himuka no Kaminagahime (日向髪長媛), daughter of Morokata no Kimi Ushimoroi (諸県君牛諸井)

  • Prince Ookusaka (大草香皇子)
  • Princess Kusaka no hatabihime no Himemiko (草香幡梭姫皇女)

Uji no Wakiiratsume (宇遅之若郎女), daughter of Emperor Ōjin

Kurohime (黒日売), daughter of Kibi no Amabe no Atai (吉備海部直)

Nintoku's tomb

Daisen-Kofun, the tomb of Emperor Nintoku, Osaka

Daisen Kofun (the biggest tomb in Japan) in Sakai, Osaka, is considered to be his final resting place. The actual site of Nintoku's grave is not known.[2]

The Nintoku-ryo tumulus is one of almost 50 tumuli collectively known as "Mozu Kofungun" clustered around the city, and covers the largest area of any tomb in the world. Built in the middle of the 5th century by an estimated 2,000 men working daily for almost 16 years, the Nintoku tumulus, at 486 meters long and with a mound 35 meters high, is twice as long as the base of the famous Great Pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) in Giza.[11]

The Imperial tomb of Nintoku's consort, Iwa-no hime no Mikoto, is said to be located in Saki-cho, Nara City.[12] Both kofun-type Imperial tombs are characterized by a keyhole-shaped island located within a wide, water-filled moat. Imperial tombs and mausolea are cultural properties; but they are guarded and administered by the Imperial Household Agency (IHA), which is the government department responsible for all matters relating to the Emperor and his family. According to the IHA, the tombs are more than a mere repository for historical artifacts; they are sacred religious sites. IHA construes each of the Imperial grave sites as sanctuaries for the spirits of the ancestors of the Imperial House.[9]

Nintoku is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Osaka. The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as his mausoleum. It is formally named Mozu no Mimihara no naka no misasagi.[13]

See also

Notes

Japanese Imperial kamon — a stylized chrysanthemum blossom
  1. ^ "Genealogy of the Emperors of Japan" at Kunaicho.go.jp; retrieved 2013-8-28.
  2. ^ a b Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 仁徳天皇 (16); retrieved 2013-8-28.
  3. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 22–24; Brown, Delmer M. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 256–257; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 110–111.
  4. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 36.
  5. ^ Kelly, Charles F. "Kofun Culture", Japanese Archaeology. 27 April 2009.
  6. ^ Titsingh, pp. 34–36; Brown, pp. 261–262; Varley, pp. 123–124.
  7. ^ Hoye, Timothy. (1999). Japanese Politics: Fixed and Floating Worlds, p. 78; excerpt, "According to legend, the first Japanese emperor was Jinmu. Along with the next 13 emperors, Jinmu is not considered an actual, historical figure. Historically verifiable Emperors of Japan date from the early sixth century with Kinmei.
  8. ^ Aston, William. (1896). Nihongi, pp. 109.
  9. ^ a b Parry, Richard Lloyd. "Japan guards the emperors' secrets; Ban on digs in ancient imperial tombs frustrates archaeologists", The Independent (London). 12 November 1995.
  10. ^ Aston, William. (1998). Nihongi, Vol. 1, pp. 254–271.
  11. ^ Merueñas, Mark. "Where emperors sleep: Japan's keyhole-shaped burial mounds". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2017-09-20. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ Iwa-no hime no Mikoto's misasagi -- map (upper right) Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 419.

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