Editing Emperor Kōgen (section)

==Legendary narrative==
In the ''[[Kojiki]]'' and ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'', only Kōgen's name and genealogy were recorded. The Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, and an Imperial ''misasagi'' or tomb for Kōgen is currently maintained; however, no extant contemporary records have been discovered that confirm a view that this historical figure actually reigned. Kōgen was born sometime in 273 BC, and is recorded as being the eldest son of [[Emperor Kōrei]].<ref name="Henshall"/> His empress mother was named "''Kuwashi-hime''", who was the daughter of Shiki no Agatanushi Oome.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} Before he was enthroned sometime in 214 BC, his pre-ascension name was ''Prince Ō-yamato-neko-hiko-kuni-kuru no Mikoto''.<ref name="Nussbaum">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA542|title=''Japan Encyclopedia''|author=Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=2002|page=542|author-link=Louis-Frédéric|isbn=9780674017535}}</ref> The Kojiki records that he ruled from the palace of {{Nihongo||軽之堺原宮|[[Sakaihara-no-miya]]|extra=and in the ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'' as {{Nihongo2|軽境原宮}}}} at Karu in what would come to be known as [[Yamato Province]].<ref name="Brown1" /> Emperor Kōgen had a chief wife (empress) named ''Utsushikome'', along with two consorts. His first son was named Prince Ōhiko, and according to the Nihon Shoki was the direct ancestor of the [[Abe clan]].<ref name="Abe">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K1MuAAAAYAAJ&q=K%C5%8Dgen|title=''The Early Institutional Life of Japan''|author=Asakawa, Kan'ichi|publisher=Tokyo Shueisha|year=1903|page=140|isbn=9780722225394|author-link=Kan'ichi Asakawa}}</ref> One of Kōgen's other sons, Prince ''Hikofutsuoshinomakoto'', was also the grandfather of the legendary Japanese hero-statesman [[Takenouchi no Sukune]].<ref name="Takeshiuchi no Sukune2">{{cite web|url=http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=548|title=Takeshiuchi no Sukune|author=Shimazu Norifumi|work=eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp|date=March 15, 2006|access-date=May 16, 2019}}</ref> Emperor Kōgen reigned until his death in 158 BC; his second son was then enthroned as [[Emperor Kaika|the next emperor]].<ref name="Nussbaum" />