Emperor Go-Shirakawa (後白河天皇, Go-Shirakawa-tennō, October 18, 1127 – April 26, 1192) was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of...

Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇, Shirakawa-tennō, 7 July 1053 – 24 July 1129) was the 72nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession....

Daijō Tennō or Dajō Tennō (太上天皇) is a title for an Emperor of Japan who abdicates the Chrysanthemum Throne in favour of a successor. As defined in the...

Emperor Nijō (二条天皇, Nijō-tennō, July 31, 1143 – September 5, 1165) was the 78th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His...

Emperor Toba (鳥羽天皇, Toba-tennō, February 24, 1103 – July 20, 1156) was the 74th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Toba's...

through August 1074. The reigning emperors were Go-Sanjō-tennō (後三条天皇) and Shirakawa-tennō (白河天皇). 1069 (Enkyū gannen (延久元年)): The new era name was created...

Tenshi-Sekkan Miei. Emperor Sutoku Emperor Go-Shirakawa Emperor Nijō Emperor Go-Fukakusa Emperor Go-Daigo Tennō Sekkan Daijin Eizukan is traditionally attributed...

roles and formal duties of the monarchy. Retired emperors were called Daijō Tennō or Jōkō. A retired emperor who entered a Buddhist monastic community became...

Emperor Sutoku (崇徳天皇, Sutoku-tennō, July 7, 1119 – September 14, 1164) was the 75th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...

February 1084 through April 1087. The reigning emperor was Emperor Shirakawa-tennō (白河天皇). February 9, 1084 Ōtoku gannen (応徳元年): The new era name was...

August 1074 through November 1077. The reigning emperor was Emperor Shirakawa-tennō (白河天皇). January 30, 1074 Jōhō gannen (承保元年): The new era name was created...

Shinnō), seventh son of Emperor Go-Shirakawa (後白河天皇 Go-Shirakawa Tennō), later Emperor Takakura (高倉天皇 Takakura Tennō), emperor of Japan Norihito Kobayashi...

through April 1156. The reigning emperors were Konoe-tennō (近衛天皇) and Emperor Go-Shirakawa-tennō (後白河天皇). February 14, 1154 Kyūju gannen (久寿元年): The new...

 420–421; Nussbaum, p. 546. Nussbaum, "Ninkō Tennō", p. 716. Nussbaum, "Kōmei Tennō", p. 553. Nussbaum, "Meiji Tennō", p. 624. Shimamoto, Mayako; Ito, Koji;...

Emperor Antoku (安徳天皇, Antoku-tennō, December 22, 1178 – April 25, 1185) was the 81st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...

Taruhito-shinnō (善仁親王). He was also known as Yoshihito-tennō. Horikawa was the son of Emperor Shirakawa. His mother was Fujiwara no Kenshi (藤原賢子), adopted...

literature. Tokuko became the adopted daughter of Emperor Go-Shirakawa (後白河天皇,, Go-Shirakawa-tennō), the 77th emperor of Japan who reigned from 1155 through...

Emperor Rokujō (六条天皇, Rokujō-tennō, December 28, 1164 – August 23, 1176) was the 79th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...

through April 1159. The reigning emperors were Emperor Go-Shirakawa-tennō (後白河天皇) and Emperor Nijō-tennō (二条天皇). January 24, 1156 Hōgen gannen (保元元年): The new...

November 1077 through February 1081. The reigning emperor was Emperor Shirakawa-tennō (白河天皇). January 27, 1077 Jōryaku gannen (承暦元年): The new era name was...

Emperor Go-Sanjō (後三条天皇, Go-Sanjō-tennō, September 3, 1034 – June 15, 1073) was the 71st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...

February 1081 through April 1084. The reigning emperor was Emperor Shirakawa-tennō (白河天皇). February 12, 1081 Eihō gannen (永保元年): The new era name was...

Emperor Tsuchimikado (土御門天皇, Tsuchimikado-tennō, January 3, 1196[citation needed] – November 6, 1231) was the 83rd emperor of Japan, according to the...

Toba. Shortly after that, Emperor Go-Shirakawa is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui). When Go-Shirakawa ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, a new...

Emperor Go-Komatsu (後小松天皇, Go-Komatsu-tennō, 1 August 1377 – 1 December 1433) was the 100th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...

Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽天皇, Go-Toba-tennō, August 6, 1180 – March 28, 1239) was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...

Emperor Kazan (花山天皇, Kazan-tennō, November 29, 968 – March 17, 1008) was the 65th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession....

Emperor Konoe (近衛天皇, Konoe-tennō, June 16, 1139 – August 22, 1155) was the 76th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Konoe's...

1182 through March 1184. The reigning emperors were Antoku-tennō (安徳天皇) and Go-Toba-tennō (後鳥羽天皇). 1182 Juei gannen (寿永元年): The new era name was created...

of Yoritomo), sided with Toba and Go-Shirakawa, as well as Kiyomori. In the end, the supporters of Go-Shirakawa won the civil war, thus ensuring victory...