Editing Emperor Seinei (section)

==Historical assessment==
Seinei was a 5th-century monarch.<ref>Kelly, Charles F. [http://www.t-net.ne.jp/~keally/kofun.html  "Kofun Culture,"] [http://www.t-net.ne.jp/~keally/index.htm  Japanese Archaeology.] 27 April 2009.</ref> The reign of [[Emperor Kinmei]] ({{circa|509}}&nbsp;– 571 AD), the 29th emperor,<ref name="Titsingh pp. 34-36">Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon%20o%20dai%20itsi%20ran&pg=PA34 pp. 34–36]; Brown, [https://books.google.com/books?id=w4f5FrmIJKIC&pg=PA261  pp. 261–262]; Varley, pp. 123–124.</ref> is the first for which contemporary historiography is able to assign verifiable dates;<ref>Hoye, Timothy. (1999). ''Japanese Politics: Fixed and Floating Worlds,'' p. 78; excerpt, "According to legend, the first Japanese Emperor was Jinmu. Along with the next 13 Emperors, Jinmu is not considered an actual, historical figure. Historically verifiable Emperors of Japan date from the early sixth century with Kinmei.</ref> however, the conventionally accepted names and dates of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of [[Emperor Kanmu]] (737–806), the 50th sovereign of the [[Imperial House of Japan|imperial dynasty]].<ref>[[William George Aston|Aston, William]]. (1896). ''Nihongi,''  pp. 109.</ref>

It is said that the color of his hair was white since birth.<ref>Titsingh, p. 29; n.b., there is speculation that this unusual hair color suggests [[Albinism in humans|albinism]].</ref>

Seinei's contemporary title would not have been ''tennō'', as most historians believe this title was not introduced until the reigns of [[Emperor Tenmu]] and [[Empress Jitō]]. Rather, it was presumably {{Nihongo|''Sumeramikoto'' or ''Amenoshita Shiroshimesu Ōkimi''|治天下大王}}, meaning "the great king who rules all under heaven". Alternatively, Seinei might have been referred to as {{Nihongo2|ヤマト大王/大君}} or the "Great King of Yamato".

The actual site of Seinei's [[grave (burial)|grave]] is not known.<ref name="kunaicho"/> The emperor is traditionally venerated at a [[memorial]] [[Shinto]] [[shrine]] (''misasagi'') at [[Osaka]].

The [[Imperial Household Agency]] designates this location as Seinei's [[mausoleum]]. It is formally named ''Kawachi no Sakado no hara no misasagi''.<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, p. 419.</ref>