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Emperor Go-Reizei

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1025–1068 Also known as Emperor Go-Reizei、Chikahito

Emperor Go-Reizei (1025–1068), personal name Chikahito, was the 70th emperor of Japan, reigning from 1045 to 1068.…

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  1. 1045–1050Heian-kyō · KinkiIn 1045 Emperor Go-Suzaku abdicated and Chikahito ascended the throne as Emperor Go-Reizei (the 70th emperor). Regent Fujiwara no Yorimichi assisted in governance, and the court continued the sekkan system; the era names included Kankyō, Eishō, and Tenki.
  2. 1051–1060Heian-kyō · KinkiIn the 1050s regent Fujiwara no Yorimichi dominated the court, while Emperor Go-Reizei remained in the inner palace presiding over rituals and ceremonies. In 1051 the Earlier Nine Years' War began in Mutsu; in 1052 Yorimichi converted his residence at Uji into a temple, Byōdō-in. Real power lay with the regent house.
  3. 1061–1068Heian-kyō · KinkiOn May 22, 1068, Emperor Go-Reizei died at Kōyō-in, leaving no imperial heir. His younger half-brother Prince Takahito ascended the throne as Emperor Go-Sanjō (the 71st emperor), after which the backlash of imperial power against the regent house gradually emerged.

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