Who was Emperor Ingyō?
Q: Who was Emperor Ingyō?
A: Emperor Ingyō was the 19th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession.
Q: What do historians think about Emperor Ingyō's life?
A: Historians consider details about the life of Emperor Ingyō to be possibly legendary, but probable.
Q: Is the name Ingyō-tennō original to Emperor Ingyō?
A: No, the name Ingyō-tennō was created for him posthumously by later generations.
Q: Can any certain dates be assigned to Emperor Ingyō's life or reign?
A: No, no certain dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign.
Q: When were the conventionally accepted names and sequence of the early emperors confirmed as "traditional"?
A: The conventionally accepted names and sequence of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kammu, who was the 50th monarch of the Yamato dynasty.
Q: Which number emperor was Emperor Ingyō?
A: Emperor Ingyō was the 19th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Q: Why do historians consider Emperor Ingyō's life to be possibly legendary?
A: Historians consider Emperor Ingyō's life to be possibly legendary due to the lack of certain dates and the tradition of embellishing or mythologizing the lives of early emperors in Japanese history.
