This list of Emperors of Japan presents the traditional order of succession. [1] Records of the reigns of the Emperors of Japan are compiled according to the traditional Japanese calendar. The nengō system has been in use in Japan since the late-seventh century. Years are numbered using the Japanese era name and the number of years which have taken place since that nengō era started. [2]
No. | Portrait | Reign | Posthumous name | Notes |
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1123–1142 | Emperor Sutoku | Traditional dates [3] |
76 |
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1142–1155 | Emperor Konoe | Traditional dates [4] |
77 |
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1155–1158 | Emperor Go-Shirakawa | Traditional dates [5] |
78 |
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1158–1165 | Emperor Nijō | Traditional dates [6] |
79 |
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1165–1168 | Emperor Rokujō | Traditional dates [7] |
80 |
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1168–1180 | Emperor Takakura | Traditional dates [7] |
81 |
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1180–1185 | Emperor Antoku | Traditional dates [8] |
Kamakura period (1185–1333) | ||||
82 |
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1183–1198 | Emperor Go-Toba | Traditional dates [9] |
83 |
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1198–1210 | Emperor Tsuchimikado | Traditional dates [10] |
84 |
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1210–1221 | Emperor Juntoku | Traditional dates [11] |
85 |
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1221 | Emperor Chūkyō | Traditional dates; posthumously named (1870) [12] |
86 |
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1221–1232 | Emperor Go-Horikawa | Traditional dates [13] |
87 |
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1232–1242 | Emperor Shijō | Traditional dates [14] |
88 |
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1242–1246 | Emperor Go-Saga | Traditional dates [15] |
89 |
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1246–1260 | Emperor Go-Fukakusa | Traditional dates [16] |
90 |
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1260–1274 | Emperor Kameyama | Traditional dates [17] |
91 |
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1274–1287 | Emperor Go-Uda | Traditional dates [18] |
92 |
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1287–1298 | Emperor Fushimi | Traditional dates [19] |
93 |
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1298–1301 | Emperor Go-Fushimi | Traditional dates [20] |
94 |
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1301–1308 | Emperor Go-Nijō | Traditional dates [21] |
95 |
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1308–1318 | Emperor Hanazono | Traditional dates [22] |
96 |
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1318–1339 | Emperor Go-Daigo | Traditional dates; [23] Southern Court |
Northern Court (1331–1392) | ||||
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1331–1333 | Emperor Kōgon | Traditional dates [24] | |
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1336–1348 | Emperor Kōmyō | Traditional dates [25] | |
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1348–1351 | Emperor Sukō | Traditional dates [26] | |
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1352–1371 | Emperor Go-Kōgon | Traditional dates [27] | |
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1371–1382 | Emperor Go-En'yū | Traditional dates [28] | |
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1382–1392 | Emperor Go-Komatsu | Traditional dates; [29] reunified courts in 1392; see 100 below | |
Muromachi period and Azuchi–Momoyama period (1333–1603) | ||||
97 |
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1339–1368 | Emperor Go-Murakami | Traditional dates; [30] Southern Court |
98 |
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1368–1383 | Emperor Chōkei | Traditional dates; [31] Southern Court |
99 |
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1383–1392 | Emperor Go-Kameyama | Traditional dates; [32] Southern Court |
100 |
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1392–1412 | Emperor Go-Komatsu | Traditional dates; [33] reunified courts; see also entry in Northern Court section above |
101 |
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1412–1428 | Emperor Shōkō | Traditional dates [34] |
102 |
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1428–1464 | Emperor Go-Hanazono | Traditional dates [35] |
103 |
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1464–1500 | Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado | Traditional dates [36] |
104 |
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1500–1526 | Emperor Go-Kashiwabara | Traditional dates [37] |
105 |
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1526–1557 | Emperor Go-Nara | Traditional dates [38] |
106 |
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1557–1586 | Emperor Ōgimachi | Traditional dates [39] |
107 |
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1586–1611 | Emperor Go-Yōzei | Traditional dates [40] |
Edo period (1603–1867) | ||||
108 |
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1611–1629 | Emperor Go-Mizunoo | Traditional dates [41] |
109 |
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1629–1643 | Empress Meishō | Traditional dates [42] |
110 |
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1643–1654 | Emperor Go-Kōmyō | Traditional dates [43] |
111 |
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1655–1663 | Emperor Go-Sai | Traditional dates [44] |
112 |
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1663–1687 | Emperor Reigen | Traditional dates [45] |
113 |
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1687–1709 | Emperor Higashiyama | Traditional dates [46] |
114 |
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1709–1735 | Emperor Nakamikado | Traditional dates [47] |
115 |
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1735–1747 | Emperor Sakuramachi | Traditional dates [48] |
116 |
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1747–1762 | Emperor Momozono | Traditional dates [49] |
117 |
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1762–1771 | Empress Go-Sakuramachi | Traditional dates [50] Last female Emperor. Abdicated; died in 1813 |
118 |
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1771–1779 | Emperor Go-Momozono | Traditional dates [51] |
119 |
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1780–1817 | Emperor Kōkaku | Traditional dates [52] Last Emperor to abdicate for over two centuries. Died in 1840 |
120 |
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1817–1846 | Emperor Ninkō | Traditional dates [53] |
121 |
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1846–1867 | Emperor Kōmei | Last instance of an Emperor with multiple era names |
Imperial and post-World War II Japan (from 1867) | ||||
122 |
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1867–1912 | Emperor Meiji | First Emperor of the Empire of Japan |
123 |
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1912–1926 | Emperor Taishō | Crown Prince Hirohito served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926 [54] |
124 |
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1926– 1989 | Emperor Shōwa | Served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926. [55] Last Emperor of the Empire of Japan |
125 |
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1989–present | None: Living Name: Akihito |
Referred to as
"His Majesty the Emperor" On 1 December 2017, the Japanese government announced that he will abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne on 30 April 2019 due to his age and declining health [56] |
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This list of Emperors of Japan presents the traditional order of succession. [1] Records of the reigns of the Emperors of Japan are compiled according to the traditional Japanese calendar. The nengō system has been in use in Japan since the late-seventh century. Years are numbered using the Japanese era name and the number of years which have taken place since that nengō era started. [2]
No. | Portrait | Reign | Posthumous name | Notes |
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75 |
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1123–1142 | Emperor Sutoku | Traditional dates [3] |
76 |
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1142–1155 | Emperor Konoe | Traditional dates [4] |
77 |
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1155–1158 | Emperor Go-Shirakawa | Traditional dates [5] |
78 |
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1158–1165 | Emperor Nijō | Traditional dates [6] |
79 |
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1165–1168 | Emperor Rokujō | Traditional dates [7] |
80 |
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1168–1180 | Emperor Takakura | Traditional dates [7] |
81 |
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1180–1185 | Emperor Antoku | Traditional dates [8] |
Kamakura period (1185–1333) | ||||
82 |
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1183–1198 | Emperor Go-Toba | Traditional dates [9] |
83 |
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1198–1210 | Emperor Tsuchimikado | Traditional dates [10] |
84 |
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1210–1221 | Emperor Juntoku | Traditional dates [11] |
85 |
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1221 | Emperor Chūkyō | Traditional dates; posthumously named (1870) [12] |
86 |
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1221–1232 | Emperor Go-Horikawa | Traditional dates [13] |
87 |
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1232–1242 | Emperor Shijō | Traditional dates [14] |
88 |
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1242–1246 | Emperor Go-Saga | Traditional dates [15] |
89 |
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1246–1260 | Emperor Go-Fukakusa | Traditional dates [16] |
90 |
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1260–1274 | Emperor Kameyama | Traditional dates [17] |
91 |
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1274–1287 | Emperor Go-Uda | Traditional dates [18] |
92 |
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1287–1298 | Emperor Fushimi | Traditional dates [19] |
93 |
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1298–1301 | Emperor Go-Fushimi | Traditional dates [20] |
94 |
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1301–1308 | Emperor Go-Nijō | Traditional dates [21] |
95 |
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1308–1318 | Emperor Hanazono | Traditional dates [22] |
96 |
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1318–1339 | Emperor Go-Daigo | Traditional dates; [23] Southern Court |
Northern Court (1331–1392) | ||||
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1331–1333 | Emperor Kōgon | Traditional dates [24] | |
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1336–1348 | Emperor Kōmyō | Traditional dates [25] | |
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1348–1351 | Emperor Sukō | Traditional dates [26] | |
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1352–1371 | Emperor Go-Kōgon | Traditional dates [27] | |
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1371–1382 | Emperor Go-En'yū | Traditional dates [28] | |
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1382–1392 | Emperor Go-Komatsu | Traditional dates; [29] reunified courts in 1392; see 100 below | |
Muromachi period and Azuchi–Momoyama period (1333–1603) | ||||
97 |
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1339–1368 | Emperor Go-Murakami | Traditional dates; [30] Southern Court |
98 |
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1368–1383 | Emperor Chōkei | Traditional dates; [31] Southern Court |
99 |
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1383–1392 | Emperor Go-Kameyama | Traditional dates; [32] Southern Court |
100 |
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1392–1412 | Emperor Go-Komatsu | Traditional dates; [33] reunified courts; see also entry in Northern Court section above |
101 |
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1412–1428 | Emperor Shōkō | Traditional dates [34] |
102 |
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1428–1464 | Emperor Go-Hanazono | Traditional dates [35] |
103 |
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1464–1500 | Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado | Traditional dates [36] |
104 |
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1500–1526 | Emperor Go-Kashiwabara | Traditional dates [37] |
105 |
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1526–1557 | Emperor Go-Nara | Traditional dates [38] |
106 |
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1557–1586 | Emperor Ōgimachi | Traditional dates [39] |
107 |
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1586–1611 | Emperor Go-Yōzei | Traditional dates [40] |
Edo period (1603–1867) | ||||
108 |
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1611–1629 | Emperor Go-Mizunoo | Traditional dates [41] |
109 |
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1629–1643 | Empress Meishō | Traditional dates [42] |
110 |
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1643–1654 | Emperor Go-Kōmyō | Traditional dates [43] |
111 |
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1655–1663 | Emperor Go-Sai | Traditional dates [44] |
112 |
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1663–1687 | Emperor Reigen | Traditional dates [45] |
113 |
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1687–1709 | Emperor Higashiyama | Traditional dates [46] |
114 |
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1709–1735 | Emperor Nakamikado | Traditional dates [47] |
115 |
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1735–1747 | Emperor Sakuramachi | Traditional dates [48] |
116 |
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1747–1762 | Emperor Momozono | Traditional dates [49] |
117 |
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1762–1771 | Empress Go-Sakuramachi | Traditional dates [50] Last female Emperor. Abdicated; died in 1813 |
118 |
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1771–1779 | Emperor Go-Momozono | Traditional dates [51] |
119 |
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1780–1817 | Emperor Kōkaku | Traditional dates [52] Last Emperor to abdicate for over two centuries. Died in 1840 |
120 |
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1817–1846 | Emperor Ninkō | Traditional dates [53] |
121 |
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1846–1867 | Emperor Kōmei | Last instance of an Emperor with multiple era names |
Imperial and post-World War II Japan (from 1867) | ||||
122 |
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1867–1912 | Emperor Meiji | First Emperor of the Empire of Japan |
123 |
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1912–1926 | Emperor Taishō | Crown Prince Hirohito served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926 [54] |
124 |
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1926– 1989 | Emperor Shōwa | Served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926. [55] Last Emperor of the Empire of Japan |
125 |
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1989–present | None: Living Name: Akihito |
Referred to as
"His Majesty the Emperor" On 1 December 2017, the Japanese government announced that he will abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne on 30 April 2019 due to his age and declining health [56] |
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