Who was Emperor Kōgen?
Q: Who was Emperor Kōgen?
A: Emperor Kōgen was the 8th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Q: Do historians believe that Emperor Kōgen was a real person?
A: Historians consider Emperor Kōgen to be a legendary person.
Q: Was the name Kōgen-tennō given to Emperor Kōgen during his lifetime?
A: No, the name Kōgen-tennō was created for him posthumously by later generations.
Q: Can specific dates be assigned to Emperor Kōgen'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.
Q: Where did the Gukanshō records say that Emperor Kōgen ruled from?
A: The Gukanshō records say that Kōgen ruled from the palace of Sakaihara-no-miya at Karu in what will come to be known as Yamato province.
Q: What was Emperor Kammu's reign number in the Yamato dynasty?
A: Emperor Kammu was the 50th monarch of the Yamato dynasty.
