Emperor Annei

Emperor of Japan

567 BC

511 BC (aged 56)

Posthumous nameKun'yomi: Shikitsuhikotamatemi no Sumeramikoto (磯城津彦玉手看天皇 ), also Shikitsuhikotamatemi no Mikoto (師木津日子玉手見命 ) On'yomi: Emperor Annei (安寧天皇 )

Emperor of Japan Emperor Annei 安寧天皇 Emperor of JapanReign549 BC – 511 BC (traditional)PredecessorSuizeiSuccessorItokuBorn567 BCDied511 BC (aged 56)BurialUnebi-yama no hitsujisaru Mihodo no i no e no misasagi (畝傍山西南御陰井上陵 ) (Kashihara)SpouseNunasoko-Nakatsu-himeIssue Okisomimi-no-Mikoto Emperor Itoku Shikitsuhiko-no-Mikoto HouseImperial House of JapanFatherEmperor SuizeiMotherIsuzuyori-himeReligionShinto Emperor Annei (安寧天皇 , Annei-tennō) , also known as Shikitsuhikotamatemi no Mikoto (師木津日子玉手見命 ) was the third legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Very little is known about this Emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Annei is known as a "legendary emperor" among historians as his actual existence is disputed. Nothing exists in the Kojiki other than his name and genealogy. Annei's reign allegedly began in 549 BC, he had one wife and three sons. After his death in 511 BC, his second or third son supposedly became the next emperor.