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Emperor Ankan (安閑天皇, Ankan Tennō) was the twenty-seventh emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He was born in 466 and died in 536.
His reign is placed from 531 to 535, although the dates are not known with certainty.
The tradition reported by the Kojiki and the Nihon shoki however attributes to him dates of life from 466 to 535 and places his reign from 531.
When emperor Ankan reached the age of 66, his father Keitai abdicated in his favor. However, Ankan died four years later.
The most remarkable event during his reign was the construction of state granaries all over Japan, demonstrating the wide extension of imperial power at that time.
According to the Kojiki, Ankan was the eldest son of Emperor Keitai.
