Emperor Kaika

In the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, only Kaika's name and genealogy were recorded. The Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, and an Imperial misasagi or tomb for Kaika is currently maintained; however, no extant contemporary records have been discovered that confirm a view that this historical figure actually reigned. Kaika was born sometime in 208 BC, and is recorded as being the second son of Emperor Kōgen. ==Known information==

. The existence of at least the first nine Emperors is disputed due to insufficient material available for further verification and study. Kaika is thus regarded by historians as a "legendary Emperor", and is considered to have been the eighth of eight Emperors without specific legends associated with them. The name Kaika-tennō was assigned to him posthumously by later generations. His name might have been regularized centuries after the lifetime ascribed to Kaika, possibly during the time in which legends about the origins of the imperial dynasty were compiled as the chronicles known today as the Kojiki. The first emperor that historians state might have actually existed is Emperor Sujin, the 10th emperor of Japan. The conventionally accepted names and dates of the early Emperors were not confirmed as "traditional" though, until the reign of Emperor Kanmu between 737 and 806 AD. ==Consorts and children==

• Empress: , Oohesoki's daughter • , later Emperor Sujin • • Consort: , Taniwa no Ooagatanushi Yugori's daughter • • Consort: , Prince Waninishisaihito's daughter • • Consort: , Katsuragi no Tarumi no Sukune's daughter • ==See also==