Emperor Kōrei

Emperor of Japan

342 BC

215 BC (aged 127)

Posthumous nameKun'yomi: Ō-yamato-nekohiko-futoni no Sumeramikoto (大日本根子彦太瓊天皇 ), also Ō-yamato-nekohiko-futoni no Mikoto (大倭根子日子賦斗邇命 ) On'yomi: Emperor Kōrei (孝霊天皇 )

"Korei" redirects here. For the Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency, see Korei (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency). Emperor of Japan Emperor Kōrei 孝霊天皇 Emperor of JapanReign290 BC – 215 BC (traditional)PredecessorKōanSuccessorKōgenBorn342 BCDied215 BC (aged 127)BurialKataoka no Umasaka no misasagi (片丘馬坂陵 ) (Ōji)Spouse Kuwashihime-no-Mikoto (among others) Issue Emperor Kōgen Chichihayahime-no-Mikoto (See below) HouseImperial House of JapanFatherEmperor KōanMotherOshi-himeReligionShinto Emperor Kōrei (孝霊天皇 , Kōrei-tennō) , also known as Ōyamatonekohikofutoni no Mikoto (大倭根子日子賦斗邇命 ) was the seventh 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. Kōrei 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. Kōrei's reign allegedly began in 290 BC. He had one wife and three consorts with whom he fathered seven children. After his death in 215 BC, one of his sons supposedly became the next emperor. Kōrei is traditionally accepted as the first emperor of the Yayoi period, which is named after the Yayoi people who migrated to the Japanese archipelago from mainland Asia.