Emperor Go-Fukakusa

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1. 1243Kyoto · Kyoto PrefectureGo-Fukakusa was the second son of Emperor Go-Horikawa, born in Kyoto in 1243. At the time Hōjō Yasutoki still held the regency of the Kamakura shogunate, and the joint rule of court and shogunate was already established; the prince's birth marked an important link in the Go-Horikawa line's imperial succession.
2. 1246–1250Kyoto · Kyoto PrefectureEmperor Go-Horikawa abdicated in 1246 and the three-year-old Go-Fukakusa acceded, with real power jointly held by his father, retired Emperor Go-Horikawa, and the Kamakura shogunate. In the year of his accession Hōjō Tsunetoki died and Hōjō Tokiyori succeeded as regent; the young emperor passed the early years of his reign under shogunate guardianship.