Emperor Kaika

Emperor of Japan

208 BC

98 BC (aged 110)

Posthumous nameKun'yomi: Wakayamato-nekohiko-ōbibi no Sumeramikoto (稚日本根子彦大日日天皇 ), also Wakayamato-nekohiko-ōbibi no Mikoto (若倭根子日子大毘毘命 ) On'yomi: Emperor Kaika (開化天皇 )

Emperor of Japan Emperor Kaika 開化天皇 Emperor of JapanReign158 BC – 98 BC (traditional)PredecessorKōgenSuccessorSujinBorn208 BCDied98 BC (aged 110)BurialKasuga no Izakawa no saka no e no misasagi (春日率川坂上陵 ) (Nara)Spouse Ikagashikome-no-Mikoto Taniwanotakano-hime Hahatsu-hime Washi-hime IssueSee belowHouseImperial House of JapanFatherEmperor KōgenMotherUtsushikomeReligionShinto Emperor Kaika (開化天皇 , Kaika-tennō) , also known as Wakayamato Nekohiko Ōbibi no Mikoto (若倭根子日子大毘毘命 ) in the Kojiki, and Wakayamato Nekohiko Ōbibi no Sumeramikoto (稚日本根子彦大日日天皇 ) in the Nihon Shoki was the ninth 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. Kaika 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. Kaika's reign allegedly began in 158 BC, he had one wife and three consorts of which he fathered five children with. After his death in 98 BC, one of his sons supposedly became the next emperor.