Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Korei Biography and Timeline

Follow Korei through 21 dated historical records for Japan.

Korei, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

21Distinct records
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140–342Years on this page

140

Succession

Emperor · House / House of Legendary

Succeeds as Emperor of Japan

Role range: 0140-0170

215

Kataoka Umasaka Mausoleum

Emperor · Oji · House / House of Legendary

The Imperial Household Agency designates Kataoka no Umasaka no misasagi in Ōji, Nara, as Kōrei's imperial mausoleum.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

Traditional Death

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional chronology places Kōrei's death in 215 BC after a reign whose length is not accepted as historically verifiable.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

260

Birth of Hikosashima

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional genealogy names Prince Hikosashima as a son of Kōrei and Haeirodo.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

Birth of Wakatakehiko

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional genealogy names Prince Wakatakehiko as a son of Kōrei and an ancestral figure associated with the Kibi clan.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

265

Consort Haeirodo

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional genealogy names Haeirodo, a sister of Yamato no Kunika-hime, among Kōrei's consorts.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

270

Birth of Hikosashikatawake

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

The Kojiki tradition names Prince Hikosashikatawake among the children attributed to Kōrei.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

Birth of Kibitsuhiko

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional genealogy names Prince Kibitsuhiko as a son of Kōrei and an ancestral figure associated with the Kibi lineage.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

Birth of Yamatototohimomoso-hime

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional genealogy records Princess Yamatototohimomoso-hime as a daughter of Kōrei and Yamato no Kunika-hime.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

Birth of Yamatotowakaya-hime

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional genealogy records Princess Yamatotowakaya-hime among the children of Kōrei.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

275

Birth of Chichihaya-hime

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional genealogy names Princess Chichihaya-hime as a daughter of Kōrei and Chichihayamawaka-hime.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

Consort Yamato no Kunika-hime

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional accounts name Yamato no Kunika-hime as one of Kōrei's consorts.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

280

Birth of Prince Kogen

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional genealogy records Kōrei and Kuwashi-hime as the parents of the prince later remembered as Emperor Kōgen.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

Consort Chichihayamawaka-hime

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

The Kojiki lists Kasuga no Chichihayamawaka-hime among Kōrei's consorts.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

290

Father Emperor Koan

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional genealogy identifies Emperor Kōan as the father of Kōrei.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

Marriage to Kuwashi-hime

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

The Kojiki tradition records Kuwashi-hime as Kōrei's principal wife.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

Mother Oshihime

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional genealogy identifies Oshihime as the mother of Kōrei.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

Palace at Kuroda

Emperor · Kuroda · House / House of Legendary

The Kojiki records Kōrei as ruling from the Palace of Ihodo at Kuroda in the region later known as Yamato.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

Traditional Accession

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Traditional chronology places Kōrei's accession as the seventh emperor in 290 BC after the death of Emperor Kōan.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

317

Traditional Crown Prince

Emperor · Yamato · House / House of Legendary

Later traditional chronology states that Kōrei was designated crown prince before succeeding his father Kōan.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

342

Traditional Birth

Emperor · Japan · House / House of Legendary

Traditional chronology places the birth of Kōrei in 342 BC, although historians regard the early imperial chronology as legendary.

Role range: 0290-0215 BC

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.