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{{Infobox royalty
| title        = [[King of Wa]]
| predecessor  = [[Sai of Wa]]
| successor    = [[Bu of Wa]]
| posthumous name = [[Emperor Ankō]]?
}}
{{Short description|Japanese historical figure}}{{Five kings of Wa}}
'''Ko of Wa (興)''' was a historical figure in Japan during the 5th century. According to the Chinese historical book "[[Wajinden]]," he was one of the five kings of Wa (an ancient name for Japan) and became the crown prince after the death of his father, [[Sai of Wa|King Sai]]. He was sent as a tributary to the Southern Dynasty of China in 462, during the reign of Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei, and was appointed as the General of the East and given the title of king of Wa. Some theories suggest that he is comparable to the [[Emperor Ankō]] in the "[[Nihon Shoki]]" (Chronicles of Japan).<ref>{{Cite web |last=日本人名大辞典+Plus |first=朝日日本歴史人物事典,デジタル版 |title=倭王興(わおうこう)とは？ 意味や使い方 |url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%80%AD%E7%8E%8B%E8%88%88-1121321 |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=コトバンク |language=ja}}</ref>
Son of [[Sai of Wa|Sai]] and brother of [[Bu of Wa|Bu]], one of the ''[[Five kings of Wa|Kings of Wa]]''. Some have compared him to the 20th [[Emperor Ankō]], others to [[Ichinobe no Oshiwa|Prince Ichibe Oshiwa]],<ref>"Hanzoku Wa-jin Kō" (漢籍和人考), first published by [[Kan Masatomo]] in 1892 (Meiji 25, [[1892]]). </ref> or [[Prince Kinashi no Karu|Kinashi no Karu]].<ref>"Ancient Japanese History" by [[Kunitake Kume]], first published in 1907 ([[1907]]). </ref>
== Sources ==
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== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Five kings of Wa]]
* [[Emperor Ankō]]
== External links ==
* [http://hanchi.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/ihp/hanji.htm 漢籍電子文献資料庫] - 台湾中央研究院
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