Editing Emperor Keitai (section)

===Genealogy===
Keitai was not the son of the immediate previous monarch. According to the ''Kojiki'' and ''Nihon Shoki'', Buretsu died without a successor, at which time a fifth generation grandson of [[Emperor Ōjin]], Keitai, came and ascended the throne.

If Emperor Keitai began a new dynasty as some historians believe, then [[Emperor Buretsu]] would have been the last monarch of the first recorded dynasty of Japan.<ref>Aston, William. (1998). ''Nihongi'', Vol. 1, pp. 393–407.</ref>

According to the ''Kojiki'' and ''Nihon Shoki'', his father was {{Nihongo|Hikoushi no Ō/Hikoushi no Ōkimi|彦主人王}} and his mother was {{Nihongo|Furihime|振媛}}. When Buretsu died, [[Ōtomo no Kanamura|Kanamura]] recommended Keitai (at the age of 58) as a possible heir to the [[Chrysanthemum throne]]. His mother, Furihime, was a seventh generation descendant of [[Emperor Suinin]] by his son, Prince Iwatsukuwake. His father was a fourth generation descendant of [[Emperor Ōjin]] by his son, Prince Wakanuke no Futamata.

Genealogy information is supplemented in ''[[Shaku Nihongi]]'' which quotes from the now lost text ''[[Jōgūki]]'' (7th century). It says he was a son of Ushi no Ōkimi (believed to be equivalent to Hikoushi no Ōkimi), a grandson of Ohi no Ōkimi, a great-grandson of Ohohoto no Ōkimi (brother to [[Emperor Ingyō]]'s consort), a great-great-grandson of Prince Wakanuke no Futamata, and a great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Ōjin.

The genealogical trees of the ''Nihon Shoki'' have been lost, and the accuracy of its account of events remains unknown. This uncertainty raises arguable doubts about this emperor's genealogy.

Although genealogical information in the ''[[Shaku Nihongi]]'' leaves room for discussion, many scholars acknowledge the blood relationship with the Okinaga clan, a powerful local ruling family or the collateral line of the Imperial family-governed Ōmi region (a part of present-day Shiga Prefecture). This family produced many empresses and consorts throughout history. According to the ''Nihon Shoki'', Ohohoto no Ōkimi, the great-grandfather of Emperor Keitai, married into the Okinaga clan. Keitai's mother, Furihime, was from a local ruling family in Koshi ([[Echizen Province]]), so his mother brought him to her home after his father's death. Abundant traditions relating to the family have been passed down by shrines and old-established families in both regions.

Regardless of speculation about Keitai's genealogy, it is well settled that there was an extended period of disputes over the succession which developed after Keitai's death. A confrontation arose between adherents of two branches of the Yamato, pitting the supporters of sons who would become known as [[Emperor Ankan]] and [[Emperor Senka]] against those who were backers of the son who would become known as [[Emperor Kinmei]].<ref>Hall, John Whitney. (1993). {{Google books|OudvOfBHsvwC|''The Cambridge history of Japan: Ancient Japan'', Vol. I., p. 154.|page=154}}</ref>