Emperor Kinmei
| Kinmei 欽明天皇 | |||||
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| Great King of Yamato | |||||
Emperor Kinmei, from "Rekidai Son'ei" (Portraits of Japanese Emperors) by Kōtarō Miyake, 1894 | |||||
| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | December 5, 539 – April 15, 571 | ||||
| Predecessor | Senka | ||||
| Successor | Bidatsu | ||||
| Born | 509 Japan | ||||
| Died | 15 April 571 (aged 62) Asuka, Yamato | ||||
| Burial | Hinokuma no saki Ai no misasagi (檜隈坂合陵) (Nara) | ||||
| Spouse | Ishi-hime | ||||
| Issue among others... | |||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Keitai | ||||
| Mother | Princess Tashiraka | ||||
| Religion | Shinto | ||||
Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇, Kinmei-tennō; 509–571) was the 29th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign is said to have spanned the years from 539 to 571. Most historians support either the view that Kinmei is the first historically verifiable Japanese emperor or the view that Yuryaku (the 21st) is.