Ko of Wa (興) was a historical figure in Japan during the 5th century. According to the Chinese historical book "Wajinden," he was one of the five kings of Wa (an ancient name for Japan) and became the crown prince after the death of his father, King Sai. He was sent as a tributary to the Southern Dynasty of China in 462, during the reign of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei, and was appointed as the General of the East and given the title of king of Wa. Some theories suggest that he is comparable to the Emperor Ankō in the "Nihon Shoki" (Chronicles of Japan).[1]

Kō of Wa
King of Wa
PredecessorSai of Wa
SuccessorBu of Wa
Posthumous name
Emperor Ankō?
Genealogy of the Five kings of Wa and Emperors
Book of Song Book of Liang
San of Wa
(421, 425 ce)
Chin of Wa
(438 ce)
Sai of Wa
(443, 451 ce)
Ko of Wa
(462 ce)
Bu of Wa
(478 ce)
San of WaChin of Wa
Sai of Wa
Ko of WaBu of Wa
Genealogy of Emperors in Nihon Shoki

(Numbers in parentheses are Japanese epithets)

15 Ojin
(誉田別)
16 Nintoku
(大鷦鷯)
17 Richū
(去来穂別)
18 Hanzei
(瑞歯別)
19 Ingyō
(雄朝津間稚子宿禰)
Ichinobe no OshiwaKinshari20 Ankō
(穴穂)
21 Yūryaku
(大泊瀬幼武)


Son of Sai and brother of Bu, one of the Kings of Wa. Some have compared him to the 20th Emperor Ankō, others to Prince Ichibe Oshiwa,[2] or Kinashi no Karu.[3]

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Table of Changes in the General Names of Koguryo Kings, Baekje Kings, and Japanese Kings[4]
Year Goguryeo Baekje Wa
317 Eastern Jin
372 Geunchogo of Baekje
386 Jinsa of Baekje
413 Jangsu of Goguryeo
416 Jangsu of Goguryeo Jeonji of Baekje
420 Liu Song dynasty
Jeonji of Baekje
421 San of Wa
438 Chin of Wa
443 Sai of Wa
451 Sai of Wa
457 Gaero of Baekje
462 Ko of Wa
463 Jangsu of Goguryeo
478 Bu of Wa
479 Southern Qi
Bu of Wa
480 Jangsu of Goguryeo Moudu
490 Dongseong of Baekje
494 Munjamyeong of Goguryeo
502 Liang dynasty
Munjamyeong of Goguryeo Dongseong of Baekje Bu of Wa

References

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  1. ^ 日本人名大辞典+Plus, 朝日日本歴史人物事典,デジタル版. "倭王興(わおうこう)とは? 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Hanzoku Wa-jin Kō" (漢籍和人考), first published by Kan Masatomo in 1892 (Meiji 25, 1892).
  3. ^ "Ancient Japanese History" by Kunitake Kume, first published in 1907 (1907).
  4. ^ Mori, Kimiyuki; 森公章 (2010). Wa no Goō : 5-seiki no Higashi Ajia to Waō gunzō (1-han ed.). Tōkyō: Yamakawa Shuppansha. ISBN 978-4-634-54802-2. OCLC 609537044.

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