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Emperor Go-Fukakusa

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1243–1304 Also known as Go-Fukakusa Tennō、後深草天皇、Emperor Go-Fukakusa

Emperor Go-Fukakusa (1243–1304), 89th emperor of Japan, reigned 1246–1260 and founded the Jimyōin line.…

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  1. 1246–1260Kyoto · KinkiHe acceded in 1246 and abdicated to his brother Emperor Kameyama in 1260. During his reign he laid the foundation for Jimyōin line succession, opening the pattern of two-line alternation with Emperor Kameyama's Daikakuji line.
  2. 1291–1304Kyoto · KinkiAfter abdication he long controlled Jimyōin line insei as retired emperor, countering Emperor Kameyama's Daikakuji line. In the 1290s he continuously contended with the shogunate and the Daikakuji line over Emperor Fushimi's accession and the succession question, dying in 1304.

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