In 531, he abdicated in favor of Magari no Ooe Prince (Emperor Ankan) (the first abdication in recorded Japanese history), and passed away on the day of the Prince's enthronement.
531年に後継を皇子の勾大兄（安閑天皇）に譲位（記録上最初の譲位例）し、その即位と同日に崩御した。