Emperor Hanzei

• Reign: 406-412AD
• Period: Kofun Period
• Family: Emperor Richu (brother) Emperor Ingyo (son)
• Burial Place: –
• Order of Succession: Predecessor Emperor Richu * Successor Emperor Ingyo

Emperor Hanzei

Emperor Hanzei (反正天皇) was the eighteenth Emperor of Japan.

He is reputed to have been over 9 feet tall and had enormous teeth all of the same size. He died peacefully after a six-year reign. Japan is said to have had prosperity and tranquillity during his reign.¹

Footnotes

1. Martin, P. (1997) ”The Chrysanthemum Throne”. Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing Limited.

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