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Emperor
*''Born: [[290]]''
*''Died: [[399]]''
*''Japanese'': 仁徳天皇 ''(Nintoku tennô)''
Emperor Nintoku was an early legendary [[emperor]] of Japan, said to have reigned from [[313]] until his death in [[399]]. He is regarded as the 16th emperor in the traditional counting. A ''[[kofun]]'' in [[Osaka]] said to be his tomb is the largest in the country, and one of the most famous.<ref>At 36 meters high and 486 meters long, the ''kofun'' said to be Nintoku's tomb boasts roughly double the volume of the largest pyramid at Giza. Albert M. Craig, ''The Heritage of Japanese Civilization'', Second Edition, Prentice Hall (2011), 7.</ref>
Nintoku succeeded his father [[Emperor Ojin|Emperor Ôjin]] following Ôjin's death in [[310]].
The ''[[Nihon shoki]]'' is among the chief primary sources for the legends of Nintoku's reign. Among his many accomplishments, the ''Nihon shoki'' records that he had an embankment or earthworks called ''[[manda no tsutsumi]]'' constructed near Osaka, to help hold back the floodwaters of the [[Yodo River]].<ref>Miyamoto Tsuneichi (ed.), ''Kawa no michi'', Yasaka Shobô (1987): 128-134.</ref>
Three of Nintoku's sons succeeded him as emperor, one after another: [[Emperor Richu|Emperor Richû]] took the throne in [[400]], and was followed by his half-brother [[Emperor Hanzei]], and then by Hanzei's full-brother [[Emperor Ingyo|Emperor Ingyô]].<ref>David Lu, ''Japan: A Documentary History'', 37.</ref>
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|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Ojin|Emperor Ôjin]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of Japan<br>[[313]]-[[399]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Richu|Emperor Richû]]'''
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==References==
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[[Category:Emperors|Nintoku]]
[[Category:Emperors|Nintoku]]
[[Category:Yayoi Period]]