The following is a family tree of the emperors of Japan, from the legendary Emperor Jimmu to the present monarch, Naruhito.[1] Modern scholars have come to question the existence of at least the first nine emperors; Kōgen's descendant, Emperor Sujin (98 BC – 30 BC?), is the first for whom many agree that he might have actually existed.[2] These monarchs are regarded by historians as "legendary emp