Information about Emperor Kōshō of Japan

Emperor Kōshō (孝昭天皇, Kōshō-tennō); also known as Mimatsuhikokaeshine no Mikoto; was the fifth emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 475 to 393 BC; however, he may have lived in the early 1st century.