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Many, If Not All of the Following Individuals Had Several Names. It Was Many, if not all of the following individuals had several names. It was customary to Generations of Emperors have childhood names, samurai names, names that were bestowed at other times and posthumous names. Only the most famous of these names is listed for each person. 7th Generation First Emperor Generations of gods. Jimmu He reigned from 1/1/660BC to 3/11/585BC 1st Generation He lived from 711BC to 3/11/585BC Izanagi no mikoto His mother was Tamayorihime no mikoto Married to Izanami no mikoto He was married to Ahiratsuhime, and to Himetataraisuzuhime, oldest daughter of Yakanejiyoshu no kami? 2nd Generation Amaterasu no mikami 8th Generation Had no mother Second Emperor Suizei 3rd Generation He lived from 623BC to 5/10/549BC Amenooshihomimi no mikoto He reigned from 1/8/581BC to 5/10/549BC His mother was Amaterasu no mikami He was Emperor Jimmu’s third son Married to Toyoakitsu no mikoto His mother was Himetataraisuzuhime He was married to Isuzuyorihime no mikoto, second daughter of Yakanejiyoshu no 4th Generation kami? Ninigi no mikoto His mother was Toyoakitsu no mikoto 9th Generation Married to Konohanasakuyahime Third Emperor Annei 5th Generation He lived from 577BC to 12/6/511BC Hikohohodemi no mikoto He reigned from 7/3/549BC to 12/6/511BC His mother was Konohanasakuyahime His mother was Isuzuyorihime no mikoto Married to Toyotamahime, daughter of Oowatatsumi no kami. He was married to Nunasokonakatsuhime no mikoto 6th Generation Hikonagisatakeugayafukiaezu no mikoto His mother was Toyotamahime Married to Tamayorihime, daughter of Oowatatsumi no kami Page 1 1/12/2005 10 th Generation 14 th Generation Fourth Emperor Eighth Emperor Itoku Kougen He lived from 533BC to 9/8/477BC He lived from 273BC to 9/2/158BC He reigned from 2/4/510BC to 9/8/477BC He reigned from 1/14/214 to 9/2/158BC His mother was Nunasokonakatsuhime no mikoto His mother was Kuwashihime no mikoto He married Amatoyotsuhime no mikoto, daughter of ?ishimimi no mikoto, son of He married Urashikome no mikoto, and Ikashikome no mikoto (she was also wife of Annei. Emperor Kaika ). There were also others. 11 th Generation 15 th Generation Fifth Emperor Ninth Emperor Koushyou Kaika He lived from 506BC to 8/5/393BC He lived from 208BC to 4/9/98BC He reigned from 1/9/475BC-8/5/393BC He reigned from 11/12/158BC to 4/9/98BC His mother was Amatoyotsuhime no mikoto His mother was Urashikome no mikoto He married Yosotarashihime no mikoto He married Ikashikome no mikoto, as well as others 12 th Generation 16 th Generation Sixth Emperor Tenth Emperor Kouan Sujin He lived from 427BC to 1/9/291 He lived from 148BC to 12/5/30BC He reigned from 1/7/392BC to 1/9/291 He reigned from 1/13/97BC to 12/5/30BC His mother was Yosotarashihime no mikoto His mother was Ikashikome no mikoto He married Oshihime no mikoto He married Mimakihime, daughter of Oohiko no mikoto. He also married others 13 th Generation 17 th Generation Seventh Emperor Eleventh Emperor Kourei Suinin He lived from 342BC to 2/8/215BC He lived from 69BC to 7/14/70AD He reigned from 1/12/290BC to 2/8/215BC He reigned from 1/2/29BC to 7/14/70AD His mother was Oshihime no mikoto His mother was Mimakihime He married Kuwashihime no mikoto, among others He married Sahohime no mikoto, Hibasuhime no mikoto, among others Page 2 1/12/2005 18 th Generation 22 nd Generation Twelfth Emperor Wakanukenofutamata Ou Keikou His mother was ?nagamanawanakahitoshu? He lived from 17AD to 11/7/130AD He married his mother’s sister, Momoshikiirobe He reigned from 7/11/71AD to 11/7/130AD His mother was Hibasuhime no mikoto 23 rd Generation He married Harima no inahi no ooiratsume, Yasakairihime (daughter of Ohohodo Ou Yasakairibiko no mikoto, son of Emperor Sujin). He also married others. His mother was Momoshikiirobe He married Nakashichino mikoto 19 th Generation Yamato Takeru no mikoto 24 th Generation He lived from 84AD to 113AD Ohi Ou His mother was Harima no inahi no ooriatsume His mother was Naka?chi no mikoto He married Futajiirihime no mikoto (daughter of Emperor Suinin), Ototachibanahime He married Kuruhime no mikoto (daughter of Maruyamajuku?), Miyasuhime, and at least on other unnamed. 25 th Generation 20 th Generation Hikoushi Ou Fourteenth Emperor His mother was Kuruhime no mikoto Chyuuai He married Furihime, daughter of Hira?chikimi? It is unclear when he was born. He died in 2/2/200AD He reigned from 1/11/192AD to 2/2/200AD 26 th Generation His mother was Futajiirihime no mikoto Twenty Sixth Emperor He married Ikinagatarashi hime, among others Keitai 21 st Generation He lived from 466AD to 2/7/531AD Fifteenth Emperor He reigned from 2/4/507AD to 2/7/531AD Oujin His mother was Furihime He lived from 12/14/200AD to 2/15/310AD He married Tashiraka, daughter of Emperor Nintoku. There were also others. He reigned from 1/1/270AD to 2/15/310AD His mother was Okinagatarashihime, among others Page 3 1/12/2005 27 th Generation 31 st Generation Twenty Ninth Emperor Thirty Eighth Emperor Kinmei Tenji He lived from 509AD to 4/1/571AD He lived from 626AD to 671AD He reigned from 12/5/539AD to 4/571AD He reigned from 7/24/661AD to 12/3/671AD His mother was Tashiraka His mother was Takara He married Ishihime, Koishihime, among others He married Oota?, among others 28 th Generation 32 nd Generation Thirtieth Emperor Shiki Shinou Bidatsu His birth is unclear. He died 8/9/716AD He lived from 538AD to 8/15/585AD His mother was ?michi no kimi iratsuko??? He reigned from 4/3/572AD to 8/15/585AD He married Ki no tsurubami His mother was Ishihime He married Hirohime (daughter of Jinagamanata? Ou), 33 rd Generation Toyomikekashikiyahime(daughter of Emperor Kinmei. She later became Empress Forty Ninth Emperor Suika), among others Kounin He lived from 10/13/709AD to 12/23/781AD 29 th Generation He reigned from 10/1/770AD to 4/3/781AD Oshisaka no hikohito no ooe no miko His mother was Ki no tsurubami His birth and death are unclear He married Inoue Naishinou, Takano Niigasa (from Paekche), among others. His mother was Hirohime He married Nukadehime 34 th Generation Fiftieth Emperor 30 th Generation Kanmu Thirty Fourth Emperor He lived from 737AD to 3/17/806AD Jyomei He reigned from 4/3/781AD to 3/17/806AD He lived from 594AD to 661AD His mother was Takano Niigasa He reigned from 1/4/629AD to 10/9/641AD He married Fujiwara no Otomuro, Fujiwara no Tabiko, among others. Many of his His mother was Nukadehime wives were from Paekche. He married Takara(daughter of Prince Chinu, a son of Oshizakahikobitonōe. She later became Empress Kougyoku and Empress Saimei), among others Page 4 1/12/2005 35 th Generation Generations are counted in Roman numerals from Prince Tsunemoto, son of Sadasuni, son Fifty Second Emperor of Seiwa. Children are listed by arabic numeral. Those who are our ancestors appear in bold. Saga th He lived from 9/7/786AD to 6/15/842AD Emperor Seiwa - the 56 emperor of Japan from 857-876A.D. He reigned 4/1/809AD to 4/16/823AD His mother was Fujiwara Otomuro Sadasuni Shinou He married Tachibana no Kachiko, among others. Seiwa Genji th 36 Generation Murakami Lineage Fifty Fourth Emperor Ninmyou Family Crest: Maru-no-uchi-Jyo-monji (Character “Up” within a circle”) He lived from 810AD to 3/21/850AD He reigned from 2/28/833AD to 3/21/850AD I. Tsunemoto-O (Prince) [2/12/890-11/10/961] Rokuson-O His mother was Tachibana no Kachiko Rokuson-O received the surname Minamoto on June 15, 961. He married Fujiwara no Nobuko, Fujiwara no Sawako, among others Mother: Daughter of Udaijin (Minister of Right) Minamoto-no-Yoshiakira th 37 Generation II. [Minamoto-no-]Mitsunaka [4/8/912-8/27/997] Tada Shinhatsui Fifty Fifth Emperor Court Rank: Senior-fourth, Superior-class Montoku Sama-no-kami (Director of Bureau of Horses, Left Division) He lived from 827AD to 8/27/858AD Chinjufu-shogun (General of Pacifying-Ezo-headquarters) He reigned from 3/21/850AD to 8/27/858AD Mother: Daughter of Tachibana-no-Shige His mother was Fujiwara no Nobuko He married Fujiwara no Akirakeiko among others III. [Minamoto-no-]Yorinobu [11/29/968-4/17/1048] th Court Rank: Junior-fourth, Superior-class 38 Generation Sama-no-kami Fifty Sixth Emperor Chinjufu-shogun Seiwa Mother: Daughter of Dainagon (Greater Councillor) Fujiwara-no-Motokata He lived from 850AD to 880AD He reigned from 7/11/858AD to 11/29/876AD iv-1. [Minamoto-no-]Yoriyoshi [4/8/994-1082?] Court Rank: Senior-fourth, Inferior-class. Sama-no-kami Chinjufu-shogun Mother: Shuri-no-Mikoto Page 5 1/12/2005 IV-2. [Minamoto-no-]Yorikiyo [1026-1067] Sama-no-suke (Assistance Director of Bureau of Horses, Left Division) Court Rank: Junior-fourth, Inferior-class [Mother: Daughter of Shonagon (Minor Councillor) Nobunishi] Kogogu-no-suke (Assistance Master of Empress' Household) Mutsu-no-kami (Governor of Mutsu) Vlll-2. [Minamoto-no-]Yasukuni [Murakami Jiro Hangan-dai] Aki-no-kami (Governor of Aki) Yasunobu Higo-no-kami (Governor of Higo) Shukei-no-suke (Assistant Director of Bureau of Statistics) Mother: Daughter of Sangi (Imperial Advisor) Minamoto-no-Sukeyoshi Hangan-dai Posthumous name: Joko... V. [Minamoto-no-]Nakamune [ -1121] Court Rank: Junior-fourth, Inferior-class viii-3. [Minamoto-no-]Yasuto Kurodo (Sovereign's Private Secretary) Hangan-dai [of Sutoku-ln] Chikuzen-no-kami (Governor of Chikuzen) viii-4.
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