Emperor Ōjin

Emperor of Japan

201 Umi

310 (109) Karushima no Toyoakira (Nara)

Posthumous nameJapanese style: Homuta no Sumeramikoto (誉田天皇 ) Chinese style: Emperor Ōjin (応神天皇 )

Emperor of Japan Emperor Ōjin 応神天皇 Emperor of JapanReign270–310 (traditional)PredecessorJingū (de facto) Chūai (traditional)SuccessorNintokuBorn201 Umi (Fukuoka)Died310 (aged 108–109) Karushima no Toyoakira (Nara)BurialEega no Mofushi no oka no misasagi (惠我藻伏崗陵 ) (Osaka)Spouse Nakatsuhime-no-Mikoto (among others) IssueSee belowHouseImperial House of JapanFatherEmperor ChūaiMotherEmpress JingūReligionShinto Emperor Ōjin (応神天皇 , Ōjin-tennō) , also known as Hondawake no Mikoto (誉田別尊 ) or Homuta no Sumeramikoto (譽田天皇 ) , was the 15th legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this Emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 270 to 310. According to the Shinto religion and Buddhism in Japan, Emperor Ōjin is the divine spirit of the deity Hachiman (八幡神).