Emperor Itoku

Emperor of Japan

553 BC

477 BC (aged 76)

Posthumous nameKun'yomi:Ōyamatohikosukitomo no Sumeramikoto (大日本彦耜友天皇 ), also Ōyamatohikosukitomo no Mikoto (大倭日子鉏友命 ) On'yomi: Emperor Itoku (懿徳天皇 )

Emperor of Japan Emperor Itoku 懿徳天皇 Emperor of JapanReign510 BC – 477 BC (traditional)PredecessorAnneiSuccessorKōshōBorn553 BCDied477 BC (aged 76)BurialUnebi-yama no minami no Manago no tani no e no misasagi (畝傍山南纖沙溪上陵 ) (Kashihara)SpouseAmonotoyototsu-himeIssue Emperor Kōshō Takeshihikokushitomose-no-Mikoto HouseImperial House of JapanFatherEmperor AnneiMotherNunasoko-Nakatsu-himeReligionShinto Emperor Itoku (懿徳天皇 , Itoku-tennō) , also known as Ōyamatohikosukitomo no Mikoto (大倭日子鉏友命 ) was the fourth 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. Itoku 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. Itoku's reign allegedly began in 510 BC, he had one wife and two sons. After his death in 477 BC, his first son supposedly became the next emperor.