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Emperor Chūai (仲哀天皇,, Chūai-tennō^?) was a Japanese monarch, the 14th emperor (tennō) of Japan to appear on the traditional list of emperors. The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. ^[1] Emperor Chūai is considered by most historians to be a legendary figure, and the name Chūai Tennō was assigned to him posthumously by later generations. A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty nobles and sometimes others in some cultures after the person's death

No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign. Chūai is regarded by historians as a "legendary emperor" because of the paucity of information about him, which does not necessarily imply that no such person ever existed. Rather, scholars can only lament that, at this time, there is insufficient material available for further verification and study. If Chūai did exist, there is no evidence to suggest that the title tennō was used during the time period to which his reign has been assigned. It is much more likely that he was a chieftain, or local clan leader, and the polity he ruled would have only encompassed a small portion of modern day Japan.

According to the Kojiki and Nihonshoki, he was the father of Emperor Ōjin. The, sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history. or rather Ōjin ōkimi was the 15th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession Ōjin is generally accepted to have existed based on archaeological evidence, but his father was Yamato Takeru, whose story is generally accepted not to do so. originally Prince Ousu (小碓命おうすのみこと was a Japanese legendary prince of the Yamato dynasty, son of Keikō of Yamato, a legendary He was a grandson of Emperor Keikō, a Yamato monarch. was the twelfth emperor of Japan to appear on the traditional list of emperors. Chūai's wife was Jingū. also known as, (c AD 169 - 269) was a legendary empress of Chūai who also served as Regent and de facto leader from the time of her husband's death in 209

According to these same legends, his wife was suddenly possessed by some unknown gods. The gods promised Emperor Chūai rich lands overseas. Chūai then looked to the sea, but he could see nothing and denounced his belief in the promises of the gods. The gods were enraged by this and declared that he would die and never receive the promised land. Instead they would go to his conceived but unborn son. The legend then states that Chūai died soon after and his widow, Jingū, conquered the promised land, which is conjectured to be part of modern day Korea. also known as, (c AD 169 - 269) was a legendary empress of Chūai who also served as Regent and de facto leader from the time of her husband's death in 209 Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. According to one version of the legend, Chūai's son was born three years after the death of Chūai, which lends further support to the notion that the stories surrounding him are based on myth rather than actual events. This legend also has many other flaws (it claims that Jingū was flown into the middle of the promised land and then conquered into Japan) which have largely discredited the story among historians. ^[2]

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^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 15; Varley, Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 100-101.
^ Aston, William. (1998). Nihongi, Vol. 1, pp. 217-223.

Aston, William George. William George Aston ( April 9 1841 -1911 was a British consular official in Japan and Korea. (1896). Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A. The, sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history. D. 697. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner. [reprinted by Tuttle Publishing, Tokyo, 2007. Tuttle Publishing, formerly the Charles E Tuttle Company, is a Publishing Company which includes Tuttle Periplus Editions and Journey Editions 10-ISBN 0-8048-0984-4; 13-ISBN 978-0-8048-0984-9 (paper)]
Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979). [ Jien, c. Jien (慈円 ( 17 May 1155 in Kyoto &ndash 28 October 1225 in Omi (now Shiga) was a Japanese 1220], Gukanshō (The Future and the Past, a translation and study of the Gukanshō, an interpretative history of Japan written in 1219). is a historical and literary work about the history of Japan Seven volumes in length it was composed by Buddhist priest Jien of the Tendai sect c Berkeley: University of California Press. University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a Publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in Academic ISBN 0-520-03460-0
Titsingh, Isaac, ed. Isaac Titsingh ( 10 January 1745 in Amsterdam – 2 February 1812 in Paris) was a Dutch surgeon scholar merchant-trader (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652], Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. Hayashi Gahō (林鵞峰 (1618 &ndash 1688 also known as Hayashi Shunsai, was a Japanese Neo-Confucian scholar teacher and administrator in the system of is a 17th century chronicle of the serial reigns of Japanese emperors with brief notes about some of the noteworthy events or other happenings during each period par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re. , complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth. Julius Heinrich Klaproth (1783-1835 German Orientalist and traveller Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (RAS was according to its Royal Charter of August 11, 1824 ...Click link for digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)
Varley, H. Paul , ed. (1980). [ Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1359], Jinnō Shōtōki ("A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa" translated by H. (1293 &ndash 1354 was a Japanese court noble and writer of the 14th century who supported the Southern Court in the Nanboku-cho period serving as advisor is a Japanese historical book written by Kitabatake Chikafusa (北畠親房 a court noble in the ''Nanboku-chō'' period Paul Varley). New York: Columbia University Press. Columbia University Press is a University press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. ISBN 0-231-04940-4

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