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GENEALOGY He was the first son of Emperor Juntoku . His mother was Ritsuko (?) (立子), daughter of Kujō Yoshitsune (九条良経). LIFE Chūkyō was enthroned at the age of two following the deposing of his father, the Emperor Juntoku in preparation for the Jōkyū Incident , an unsuccessful attempt by Juntoku's father, the Retired Emperor Go-Toba , to overthrow the Kamakura Bakufu . That same year, after the Jōkyū Incident, he was dethroned and replaced by his First Cousin Once Removed Emperor Go-Horikawa , the nephew of Emperor Go-Toba. NAMES Because of his dethronement just 2 months after the Jōkyū Incident, his enthronement was not recognized. He was known as the Kujō Dethroned Emperor (Kujō Haitei, 九条廃帝), the Half-Emperor (半帝), and the Later Dethroned Emperor ('''Go-Haitei''', 後廃帝, a reference to Emperor Junnin who was often called Haitei, 廃帝). In 1870 , he was recognized as an Emperor and given the posthumous name of Emperor Chūkyō, along with Emperor Junnin and Emperor Kōbun . ERAS OF HIS REIGN |
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