Emperor Buretsu

Emperor Buretsu
武烈天皇
Emperor Buretsu, painted in 1937
Emperor of Japan
Reign12 January 499 – 7 January 507
PredecessorNinken
SuccessorKeitai
Born489
DiedJanuary 7, 507(507-01-07) (aged 17–18)
Burial
Kataoka no Iwatsuki no oka no kita no misasagi (傍丘磐坏丘北陵) (Nara)
SpouseKasuga no Iratsume
Posthumous name
Chinese-style shigō:
Emperor Buretsu (武烈天皇)

Japanese-style shigō:
Ohatsusenowakasazaki no Sumeramikoto (小泊瀬稚鷦鷯天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Ninken
MotherKasuga no Ōiratsume

Emperor Buretsu (武烈天皇, Buretsu-tennō) (489 – 7 January 507) was the 25th legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

No firm dates can be assigned to this Emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 12 January 499 to 7 January 507.