Emperor Itoku
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The kofun tomb-mound designated by the Meiji government as the mausoleum of Emperor Itoku, in Kashihara, Nara prefecture
- Reign: 510-476 BCE
- Japanese: 懿徳天皇 (Itoku tennou)
Emperor Itoku was the fourth Emperor of Japan according to the traditional (Meiji period) order of succession. He is known only from legendary accounts in documents such as the Kojiki or Nihon shoki; there is no archaeological or historical evidence of his definitive existence, or of an organized Japanese state during the time of his supposed reign.
| Preceded by Emperor Annei |
Emperor of Japan 510-476 BCE |
Succeeded by Emperor Kôshô |
