was the eldest son of

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

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Emperor Richū , also known as was the 17th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the ''Kojiki'', and the ''Nihon Shoki'' (collectively known as the ''Kiki'') recorded events that took place during Richū's alleged lifetime. ...

; Aston, William George. (1998). ''Nihongi,'' Vol. 1, pp. 373-377. and he was the father of Prince Woke (袁祁王), and Prince Oke (億計). They would later become known as

Emperor Kenzō (450 – 2 June 487) was the 23rd legendary emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 顕宗天皇 (23) retrieved 2013-8-29. according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life ...

and

Emperor Ninken (449 – 9 September 498) was the 24th legendary emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 仁賢天皇 (24) retrieved 2013-8-30. according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's ...

. His wife was Wae-hime. No firm dates can be assigned to the lives or reigns of this period, but the reign of

Emperor Ankō (401 – 456) was the 20th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 453 to 456. Protohistoric na ...

is considered to have lasted from 456 to 479; and Oshiwa died during Ankō's reign.

Traditional history

According to the ''

Nihonshoki The or , sometimes translated as ''The Chronicles of Japan'', is the second-oldest book of classical Japanese history. It is more elaborate and detailed than the , the oldest, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeol ...

'', Oshiwa was killed in a hunting accident by

Emperor Yūryaku (417/18 – 479) was the 21st Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. According to the ''Kojiki'', this Emperor is said to have ruled from the Thirteenth Day of the Eleventh Month of 456 ( Heishin) until his death on ...

. Brinkley, Frank. (1915)
''A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era,'' p. 112
Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du japon,'' pp. 27-28; Varley, Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki,'' pp. 113-115. His sons were adopted as heirs by

Emperor Seinei (444 – 484) was the 22nd (possibly legendary) emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He is best known for events that took place before and after his reign with an empty void left in between. These include a rebell ...

. They are known as Prince Woke (or Kenzō''- tennō'') and as Prince Oke (or Ninken''- tennō'').

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