Editing Emperor Suinin (section)

==Legendary narrative==
The Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, and a mausoleum (misasagi) for Suinin is currently maintained. There remains no conclusive evidence though that supports this historical figure actually reigning.<ref name="aston109 & 167-187"/> The following information available is taken from the [[Pseudohistory|pseudo-historical]] ''[[Kojiki]]'' and ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'', which are collectively known as {{Nihongo|''Kiki''|記紀}} or ''Japanese chronicles''. These chronicles include legends and myths, as well as potential historical facts that have since been [[Tall tale|exaggerated and/or distorted]] over time. The records state that Suinin was born sometime in 69 BC, and was the third son of [[Emperor Sujin]].<ref name="Henshall"/><ref name="Brown1"/> Suinin's empress mother was named [[Mimaki-hime]], who is also former [[Emperor Kōgen]]'s daughter. Before he was enthroned sometime in 29 BC, his pre-ascension name was Prince ''Ikumeiribikoisachi no Sumeramikoto''. He appears to have ascended the throne a year before his father's death in 30 BC, and ruled from the palace of {{Nihongo||師木玉垣宮|[[Tamaki-no-miya]]|extra=and in the ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'' as {{Nihongo2|纒向珠城宮}}}} at [[Makimuku ruins|Makimuku]] in what later became [[Yamato Province]].

Suinin is best known for events that surround the founding of the [[Ise Grand Shrine]]. The ''Nihon Shoki'' states that around 2,000 years ago the Emperor ordered his daughter [[Yamatohime-no-mikoto]], to find a permanent location to worship the goddess [[Amaterasu]]-ōmikami (the Sun Goddess).<ref name="Fane"/><ref name="Varley 90">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tVv6OAAACAAJ|title=Jinnō Shōtōki: A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns|author=Varley, H. Paul.|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=1980|pages=95–96|author-link=H. Paul Varley|isbn=9780231049405}}</ref> Yamatohime searched for 20 years before settling on a location in [[Ise, Mie|Ise]], where she established [[Ise Grand Shrine|Naiku]],{{efn|The [[Ise Grand Shrine]] is a complex composed of a large number of Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, Naikū (内宮) and Gekū (外宮).}} the Inner Shrine.<ref name="Brown1"/><ref>''The Deep Purple Story of Meiwa (紫紺の語り部)'' (Meiwa Town Office, 2003), p. 3.</ref> She is said to have chosen the location after she heard the voice of Amaterasu say; "(Ise) is a secluded and pleasant land. In this land I wish to dwell." Amaterasu had previously been enshrined and worshipped in Kasanui, which was [[Emperor Sujin#Enshrining Ōmononushi (Miwa Myōjin)|set up]] by Suinin's father in an attempt to alleviate a devastating plaque. The ''Kojiki'' records that during the reign of Emperor Suinin, the first ''[[Saiō]]'' (High Priestess) was appointed for [[Ise Grand Shrine]]. This recording is also noted by ''[[Jien]]'', who was a 13th-century historian and poet.<ref name="Brown1"/> This remains [[Saiō#Origins|disputed]] though, as the [[Man'yōshū]] (The Anthology of Ten Thousand Leaves) states that the first Saiō to serve at Ise was [[Princess Ōku]]. If the latter is true then it would date the Saiō appointments to the reign of [[Emperor Tenmu]] ({{circa|673}}&nbsp;– 686 AD).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vtrWDQAAQBAJ&q=Princess+%C5%8Cku+first+Sai%C5%8D&pg=PA14|title=A Social History of the Ise Shrines: Divine Capital|author=[[Mark Teeuwen]], [[John Breen (scholar)|John Breen]]|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|year=2017|pages=14–15|isbn=9781474272810}}</ref>

There were other events during Suinin's reign as well that include an [[Asama Shrine]] tradition regarding [[Mount Fuji]]. The earliest veneration of [[Konohanasakuya-hime]] at the base of the mountain was said to be during the 3rd year of Emperor Suinin's reign.<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). ''Studies in Shinto and Shrines,'' p. 458.</ref> The ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'' also records a wrestling match in which ''[[Nomi no Sukune]]'' and ''Taima no Kehaya'' held during his era, as the origin of ''Sumai'' ([[Sumo|Sumo wrestling]]). Meanwhile, Emperor Suinin's family grew to  consist of 17 children with eight variously ranked wives. One of his consorts named ''Kaguya-hime-no-Mikoto'', is mentioned in the ''Kojiki'' as a possible basis for the legend of [[Kaguya-hime]] regarding the couple's love story. Emperor Suinin died in 70 AD at the age of 138, and his son Prince ''Ootarashihikoosirowake'' was enthroned as the [[Emperor Keikō|next emperor]] the following year.<ref name="Henshall"/>