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List of Japanese Emperors

Can you name every real and legendary emperor from the oldest royal family on Earth?
Posthumous names for all non-living emperors
Years = years reigned
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Last updated: December 4, 2025
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Presumed Legendary
Years
Name
660-585 BC
Jimmu
581-549 BC
Suizei
549-511 BC
Annei
510-477 BC
Itoku
475-393 BC
Kōshō
392-291 BC
Kōan
290-215 BC
Kōrei
214-158 BC
Kōgen
157-98 BC
Kaika
97-30 BC
Sujin
29 BC - 70 AD
Suinin
71-130 AD
Keikō
131-190 AD
Seimu
192-200 AD
Chūai
270-310 AD
Ōjin
313-399 AD
Nintoku
400-405 AD
Richū
406-410 AD
Hanzei
411-453 AD
Ingyō
453-456 AD
Ankō
456-479 AD
Yūryaku
480-484 AD
Seinei
485-487 AD
Kenzō
488-498 AD
Ninken
499-506 AD
Buretsu
507-531 AD
Keitai
534-535 AD
Ankan
536-539 AD
Senka
Historically Verifiable
Years
Name
540-571 AD
Kinmei
572-585 AD
Bidatsu
586-587 AD
Yōmei
587-592 AD
Sushun
629-641 AD
Jomei
645-654 AD
Kōtoku
662-672 AD
Tenji
672 AD
Kōbun
673-686 AD
Tenmu
697-707 AD
Monmu
724-749 AD
Shōmu
758-764 AD
Junnin
770-781 AD
Kōnin
781-806 AD
Kanmu
806-809 AD
Heizei
809-823 AD
Saga
823-833 AD
Junna
833-850 AD
Ninmyō
850-858 AD
Montoku
858-876 AD
Seiwa
876-884 AD
Yōzei
884-887 AD
Kōkō
887-897 AD
Uda
897-930 AD
Daigo
930-946 AD
Suzaku
946-967 AD
Murakami
967-969 AD
Reizei
969-984 AD
En'yū
984-986 AD
Kazan
986-1011 AD
Ichijō
1011-1016 AD
Sanjō
1016-1036 AD
Go-Ichijō
1036-1045 AD
Go-Suzaku
1045-1068 AD
Go-Reizei
1068-1073 AD
Go-Sanjō
1073-1087 AD
Shirakawa
1087-1107 AD
Horikawa
1107-1123 AD
Toba
1123-1142 AD
Sutoku
1142-1155 AD
Konoe
1155-1158AD
Go-Shirakawa
1158-1165 AD
Nijō
1165-1168 AD
Rokujō
1168-1180 AD
Takakura
1180-1185 AD
Antoku
1183-1198 AD
Go-Toba
1198-1210 AD
Tsuchimikado
1210-1221 AD
Juntoku
1221 AD
Chūkyō
1221-1232 AD
Go-Horikawa
1232-1242 AD
Shijō
1242-1246 AD
Go-Saga
1246-1260 AD
Go-Fukakusa
1260-1274 AD
Kameyama
1274-1287 AD
Go-Uda
1287-1298 AD
Fushimi
1298-1301 AD
Go-Fushimi
1301-1308 AD
Go-Nijō
1308-1318 AD
Hanazono
1318-1339 AD
Go-Daigo
1339-1368 AD
Go-Murakami
1368-1383 AD
Chōkei
1383-1392 AD
Go-Kameyama
1412-1428 AD
Shōkō
1428-1464 AD
Go-Hanazono
1464-1500 AD
Go-Tsuchimikado
1500-1526 AD
Go-Kashiwabara
1526-1557 AD
Go-Nara
1557-1586 AD
Ōgimachi
1586-1611 AD
Go-Yōzei
1611-1629 AD
Go-Mizunoo
1643-1654 AD
Go-Kōmyō
1655-1663 AD
Go-Sai
1663-1687 AD
Reigen
1687-1709 AD
Higashiyama
1709-1735 AD
Nakamikado
1735-1747 AD
Sakuramachi
1747-1762 AD
Momozono
1771-1779 AD
Go-Momozono
1779-1817 AD
Kōkaku
1817-1846 AD
Ninkō
1846-1867 AD
Kōmei
1867-1912 AD
Meiji
1912-1926 AD
Taishō
1926-1989 AD
Shōwa
Northern Court
Years
Name
1331-1333 AD
Kōgon
1336-1348 AD
Kōmyō
1348-1351 AD
Sukō
1352-1371 AD
Go-Kōgon
1371-1382 AD
Go-En'yū
1382-1392 AD
Go-Komatsu
Empresses
Years
Name
201-269 AD
Jingū
593-628 AD
Suiko
642-645 AD
Kōgyoku
655-661 AD
Saimei
687-697 AD
Jitō
707-715 AD
Genmei
715-724 AD
Genshō
749-758 AD
Kōken
764-770 AD
Shōtoku
1629-1643 AD
Meishō
1762-1771 AD
Go-Sakuramachi
Living
Years
Name
1989-2019 AD
Akihito
2019-Present
Naruhito
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2 Comments
DwarvinBishnu
+1
Level 83
Mar 27, 2025
It would be nice if the "Emperor" parts weren't required for some of them.
manguy
+1
Level 53
Mar 28, 2025
I added "Emperor" before I added the "Empresses" block and forgot to remove it later. Thank you for reminding me.
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