Emperor Jimmu

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Japanese legendary figure legendary emperor mythological figure

Emperor Jimmu is the legendary first emperor of Japan, traditionally regarded as the mythic founder of the Japanese imperial line.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Emperor Jinmu 1
accession of Emperor Jimmu 1
legendary Emperor Jimmu 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese legendary figure ⓘ
legendary emperor ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
allegedBirthPlace Takachiho ⓘ
allegedBirthRegion Kyushu ⓘ
allegedCoronationPlace Kashihara ⓘ
allegedCoronationRegion Yamato ⓘ
ancestor Ninigi-no-Mikoto ⓘ
ancestorOf Japanese emperors ⓘ
associatedConcept divine descent of Japanese emperors ⓘ
kokutai ⓘ
associatedDeity Amaterasu ⓘ
Hachiman ⓘ
associatedWith Imperial House of Japan ⓘ
Yamato polity ⓘ
surface form: Yamato dynasty
category Emperors in Japanese mythology ⓘ
Founding monarchs in legend ⓘ
commemoratedOn February 11 ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culture Japanese ⓘ
describedIn Kojiki ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ
distantAncestor Amaterasu ⓘ
era Jōmon–Yayoi transition (mythic dating) ⓘ
father Ugayafukiaezu ⓘ
festival National Foundation Day ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Kigensetsu ⓘ
surface form: Kamuyamato Iwarebiko
grandmother Tamayori-hime ⓘ
surface form: Toyotama-hime
hasShrine Kashihara Jingū ⓘ
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
mentionedIn Japanese mythology ⓘ
mother Tamayori-hime ⓘ
mythologicalStatus legendary ⓘ
nativeName 神武天皇 ⓘ
positionHeld Emperor of Japan ⓘ
regnalNumber 1 ⓘ
religion Shinto ⓘ
role first emperor of Japan ⓘ
founder of the Japanese imperial line ⓘ
spouse Himetatara Isuzuhime ⓘ
symbolicRole founder of the Japanese nation ⓘ
link between kami and imperial line ⓘ
title Shinmei ⓘ
Tennō ⓘ
traditionalReignEnd 585 BC ⓘ
traditionalReignStart 660 BC ⓘ
veneratedIn Shinto shrines ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imperial tombs → associatedWith → Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Jinmu
Kigensetsu → associatedWithDeity → Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
this entity surface form: legendary Emperor Jimmu
Kigensetsu → commemorates → Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
this entity surface form: accession of Emperor Jimmu
皇室 → firstLegendaryEmperor → Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
this entity surface form: 神武天皇
Emperor of Japan → firstMonarch → Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
Emperor → firstRecordedEmperor → Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
subject surface form: Emperor of Japan
Imperial House of Japan → founder → Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
Amaterasu → greatGrandchild → Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
House of Yamato → traditionalFounder → Emperor Jimmu ⓘ