Episode 458 - The Empty Throne, Part 1
History of Japan
00:00
The Death of the Future Emperor Kolme
Kolme was the fourth son of Emperor Ninko and his concubine, Ogymachi Naoko. His elder brothers died before he was born; only one other child survived to adulthood. Of Japan's ten emperors from 1700s until Meiji, only three lived past 50 years old.
Transcript
Play full episode
