Emperor Kōgen

Emperor of Japan

273 BC

158 BC (aged 115)

Posthumous nameKun'yomi: Ō-yamato-nekohikokuni-kuru no Sumeramikoto (大日本根子彦国牽天皇 ), also Ō-yamato-nekohikokuni-kuru no Mikoto (大倭根子日子国玖琉命 ) On'yomi: Emperor Kōgen (孝元天皇 )

Emperor of Japan Emperor Kōgen 孝元天皇 Emperor of JapanReign214 BC – 158 BC (traditional)PredecessorKōreiSuccessorKaikaBorn273 BCDied158 BC (aged 115)BurialTsurugi no ike no shima no e no misasagi (劔池嶋上陵 ) (Kashihara)Spouse Utsushikome-no-Mikoto Ikagashikome-no-Mikoto Haniyasu-hime IssueSee belowHouseImperial House of JapanFatherEmperor KōreiMotherKuwashi-himeReligionShinto Emperor Kōgen (孝元天皇 , Kōgen-tennō) , also known as Ōyamatonekohikokunikuru no Mikoto (大倭根子日子国玖琉命 ) was the eighth 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. Kōgen 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. Kōgen's reign allegedly began in 214 BC, he had one wife and two consorts whom he fathered six children with. After his death in 158 BC, one of his sons supposedly became Emperor Kaika.