Legendary narrative

According to the Kojiki, , later Emperor Ankan, was the elder son of Emperor Keitai, who is considered to have ruled the country during the early-6th century, though there is a paucity of information about him. When Ankan was 66 years old, Keitai abdicated in favor of him.

Ankan's contemporary title would not have been tennō, as most historians believe this title was not introduced until the reigns of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō. Rather, it was presumably , meaning "the great king who rules all under heaven". Alternatively, Ankan might have been referred to as or the "Great King of Yamato".

The most noteworthy event recorded during his reign was the construction of state granaries in large numbers throughout Japan, indicating the broad reach of imperial power at the time.

Ankan's grave is traditionally associated with the Takayatsukiyama kofun in Habikino, Osaka.

Genealogy

Empress: , Emperor Ninken's daughter

Consort: , Kose no Ohito no Ōomi's daughter

Consort: , Kose no Ohito no Ōomi's daughter

Consort: , Mononobe no Itabi no Ōomuraji's daughter

First son: Imperial Prince Ako.

Second son: Prince Kibu

Third son: Prince Akihinohohoshika, later Emperor Kinmei

譜系

:繼體天皇的長子。母為尾張目子媛。

:皇后：春日山田皇女（仁賢天皇的皇女，即安閒天皇姑姑）

:妃：紗手媛（許勢男人大臣之女）

:妃：香香有媛（紗手媛之妹）

:妃：宅媛（物部木蓮子大連之女）

參考

• 《日本書紀》——卷十八　安閑天皇　廣國押武金日天皇

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