Emperor Chūai

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Emperor Chūai is a semi-legendary early Japanese emperor traditionally counted as the 14th monarch of Japan, known mainly from mytho-historical chronicles such as the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Japan
Japanese monarch
semi-legendary figure
associatedEvent campaigns in Kyushu (legendary)
associatedWith Yamato court NERFINISHED
burialPlace Kawachi Province (traditional) NERFINISHED
category Japanese mythology
Legendary Emperors of Japan NERFINISHED
child Emperor Ōjin NERFINISHED
chronicleRole link between early legendary and more historical emperors
country Japan
cultCenter Shinto shrines in Japan
culturalRole symbolic ancestor of later emperors
deathCause killed in battle (legendary account)
dynasty Yamato dynasty NERFINISHED
era Kofun period (traditional dating) NERFINISHED
father Prince Tarashi Nakatsuhiko NERFINISHED
hasRoleIn imperial genealogy of Japan
hasShrine imperial mausoleum-style kofun (traditional attribution)
historicExistence disputed
includedIn traditional list of Japanese emperors
languageOfName Japanese
mentionedIn Kojiki NERFINISHED
Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED
mother Princess Okinaga Tarashi NERFINISHED
positionHeld Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED
posthumousName Chūai-tennō NERFINISHED
predecessor Emperor Seimu NERFINISHED
recordedIn mytho-historical chronicles
religion Shinto
sourceType mytho-historical narrative
spouse Empress Jingū NERFINISHED
spouseTitle Kōgō (Empress consort) NERFINISHED
status semi-legendary
successor Empress Jingū NERFINISHED
successorStatus regent (Empress Jingū, traditional) NERFINISHED
title Tennō
traditionalOrder 14th emperor of Japan
traditionalReign early 2nd century (legendary)
veneratedIn Shinto NERFINISHED

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Emperor Ōjin father Emperor Chūai
Emperor Ōjin predecessor Emperor Chūai
Empress Jingū spouse Emperor Chūai