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While the historical existence of Emperor Ōjin is debated among historians, there is a general consensus that he was "probably real". There is also an agreement that Ojin's three year conception period is mythical and symbolic, rather than realistic. [[William George Aston]] has suggested that this can be interpreted as a period of less than nine months containing three "years" (some seasons), e.g. three [[harvest]]s.<ref>[[William George Aston|Aston, William]]. (1998). ''Nihongi'', Vol. 1, pp. 224–253.</ref> If Ōjin was an actual historical figure then historians have proposed that he ruled later than attested.<ref name="Kofun">{{cite web|url=http://www.t-net.ne.jp/~keally/kofun.html|title=Kofun Culture|author=Kelly, Charles F.|work=www.t-net.ne.jp|access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vrdZAAAAYAAJ&q=Emperor+%C5%8Cjin+historical+figure|title=Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia, Volumes 1–3|author=Jestice, Phyllis G.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2004|page=653|isbn=9781576073551}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LPvBrIQbj6QC&pg=PA108|title=''Japanese loyalism reconstrued''|author=Wakabayashi, Tadashi|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|year=1995|page=108|isbn=9780824816674}}</ref> Dates of his actual reign have been proposed to be as early as 370 to 390 AD, to as late as the early 5th century AD.<ref name="Kofun"/> At least one Japanese historian has cast doubt on this theory though, by revising a supporting statement given in 1972. In this new narrative Louis Perez states: "only kings and emperors after the reign of Ojin... ...are seen as historical figures".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4fBxAAAAMAAJ&q=Emperor+%C5%8Cjin+historical+figure|title=Japan; a Historical Survey|author=Mikiso, Hane|publisher=Scribner|year=1972|page=32|isbn=9780684127071}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ERdWDwAAQBAJ&q=Emperor+%C5%8Cjin+historical+figure&pg=PT28|title=Premodern Japan: A Historical Survey|author=Louis Perez|publisher=Routledge|year=2018|isbn=9780429974441}}</ref> In either case there is also no evidence to suggest that the title ''tennō'' was used during the time to which Ōjin's reign has been assigned. It is certainly possible that he was a chieftain or local clan leader, and that the polity he ruled would have only encompassed a small portion of modern-day Japan. The name Ōjin''-tennō'' was more than likely assigned to him [[Posthumous name|posthumously]] by later generations.<ref name="name">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/ahistoryjapanes00kikugoog|title=''A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the end of the Meiji Era''|author=Brinkley, Frank|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica Company|year=1915|page=[https://archive.org/details/ahistoryjapanes00kikugoog/page/n33 21]|quote=Posthumous names for the earthly ''Mikados'' were invented in the reign of Emperor Kanmu (782–805), i.e., after the date of the compilation of the ''Records'' and the ''Chronicles.''|author-link=Francis Brinkley}}</ref>
While the actual site of Ōjin's [[grave (burial)|grave]] is not known, this regent is traditionally venerated at a ''[[kofun]]''-type Imperial tomb in [[Osaka]]. The [[Imperial Household Agency]] designates this location as Ōjin's [[mausoleum]], and is formally named ''Eega no Mofushi no oka no misasagi''.<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, p. 419.</ref> At some point Ōjin was made a guardian [[Kami]] of the [[Hata clan]], and is now also deified as [[Hachiman|Hachiman Daimyōjin]].{{efn|Ōjin's Hachiman name is translated to "Guardian of warriors"}} Outside of the ''Kiki'', the reign of [[Emperor Kinmei]]{{efn|The 29th Emperor<ref name="Titsingh"/><ref name="Brown">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w4f5FrmIJKIC&pg=PA261|title=A Translation and Study of the Gukanshō, an Interpretative History of Japan Written in 1219|author=[[Delmer Brown|Brown, Delmer M.]] and Ichirō Ishida|publisher=University of California Press|year=1979|pages=248, 261–262|isbn=9780520034600}}</ref>}} ({{circa|509}} – 571 AD) is the first for which contemporary historiography has been able to assign verifiable dates.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=axRyAAAAMAAJ&q=According+to+legend%2C+the+first+Japanese+Emperor+was+Jimmu.+Along+with+the+next+13+Emperors%2C+Jimmu+is+not+considered+an+actual%2C+historical+figure.+Historically+verifiable+Emperors+of+Japan+date+from+the+early+sixth+century+with+Kimmei.|title=''Japanese Politics: Fixed and Floating Worlds''|author=Hoye, Timothy.|publisher=Prentice Hall|year=1999|page=78|quote=According to legend, the first Japanese Emperor was Jimmu. Along with the next 13 Emperors, Jimmu is not considered an actual, historical figure. Historically verifiable Emperors of Japan date from the early sixth century with Kimmei.|isbn=9780132712897}}</ref> The conventionally accepted names and dates of the early Emperors were not confirmed as "traditional" though, until the reign of [[Emperor Kanmu]]{{efn|Kanmu was the 50th sovereign of the [[
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