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![]() Nijō,
Tenshi Sekkan Miei | |||||
Emperor of Japan | |||||
Reign | September 5, 1158 – August 3, 1165 | ||||
Enthronement | January 11, 1159 | ||||
Predecessor | Go-Shirakawa | ||||
Successor | Rokujō | ||||
Born | July 31, 1143 | ||||
Died | September 5, 1165 | (aged 22)||||
Burial | Kōryū-ji no Misasagi (香隆寺陵) (Kyoto) | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Emperor Rokujō | ||||
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House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
Father | Emperor Go-Shirakawa | ||||
Mother | Minamoto Atsushiko |
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 reign spanned the years from 1158 through 1165. [1]
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina) [2] was Morihito-shinnō (守仁親王). [3]
He was the eldest son of Emperor Go-Shirakawa. He was the father of Emperor Rokujō.
Nijō was proclaimed as heir to Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
After Nijō was formally enthroned, the management of all affairs continued to rest entirely in the hands of the retired emperor, Go-Shirakawa. [8]
Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre- Meiji eras.
In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Nijō's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included:
The years of Nijō's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō. [13]
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Emperor Nijō 二条天皇 | |||||
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![]() Nijō,
Tenshi Sekkan Miei | |||||
Emperor of Japan | |||||
Reign | September 5, 1158 – August 3, 1165 | ||||
Enthronement | January 11, 1159 | ||||
Predecessor | Go-Shirakawa | ||||
Successor | Rokujō | ||||
Born | July 31, 1143 | ||||
Died | September 5, 1165 | (aged 22)||||
Burial | Kōryū-ji no Misasagi (香隆寺陵) (Kyoto) | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Emperor Rokujō | ||||
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House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
Father | Emperor Go-Shirakawa | ||||
Mother | Minamoto Atsushiko |
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 reign spanned the years from 1158 through 1165. [1]
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina) [2] was Morihito-shinnō (守仁親王). [3]
He was the eldest son of Emperor Go-Shirakawa. He was the father of Emperor Rokujō.
Nijō was proclaimed as heir to Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
After Nijō was formally enthroned, the management of all affairs continued to rest entirely in the hands of the retired emperor, Go-Shirakawa. [8]
Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre- Meiji eras.
In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Nijō's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included:
The years of Nijō's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō. [13]
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