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GENEALOGY

He was the firstborn son of Emperor Go-Toba . His mother was ?? (在子), daughter of Minamoto no Michichika (源通親).
  • Empress (Chūgū): Ōinomikado (Fujiwara) ?? (大炊御門(藤原)麗子)

  • Lady-in-waiting: Tsuchimikado (Minamoto) ?? (土御門(源)通子)

  • ---First daughter: Princess Haruko (春子女王)

  • ---Second daughter: Imperial Princess ?? (覚子内親王)

  • ---Third son: Prince Jinsuke (仁助法親王) (Buddhist Priest)

  • ---Fourth son: Prince Chikahito (静仁法親王) (Buddhist Priest)

  • ---Sixth son: Prince Kunihito (邦仁王) ( Emperor Go-Saga )

  • ---Fifth daughter: Princess Hideko (秀子女王)



LIFE

In 1198 , he became emperor upon the abdication of Emperor Go-Toba , who continued to rule in actual fact as Cloistered Emperor . However, in 1210 , Go-Toba persuaded him to abdicate in favor of his younger brother, who became Emperor Juntoku .

In Kyōto , Minamoto no Michichika took power as steward, and in Kamakura , in 1199 , upon the death of Minamoto No Yoritomo , Hōjō Tokimasa began to rule as Gokenin .


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