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Portrait of Emperor Kōan

Japan

Emperor Kōan

Reign
390 BCE289 BCE
Life
426 BCE–290 BCE

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Further Reading

Well-regarded biographies and histories to go deeper on Emperor Kōan's life and times.

Cover of A History of Japan to 1334

A History of Japan to 1334

George Sansom

Sansom on the Yamato state before Buddhism transformed the court.

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