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Emperor Tsuchimikado

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1196–1231 Also known as Morihiro

Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196–1231) was the 83rd emperor of Japan, son of Emperor Go-Toba.…

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  1. 1198–1210Kyoto · KinkiAcceded in childhood, with actual governance largely assisted by his father Retired Emperor Go-Toba and the regency house. During his twelve-year reign the court maintained ceremonial authority, with major matters such as shogun appointments requiring imperial edict, but the warrior government had already established an independent power center in the Kantō.
  2. 1210–1231Kyoto · KinkiAfter abdication he still resided in the Kyoto imperial family. Between 1211 and 1220 relations between the court and the Kamakura shogunate were relatively calm, but Retired Emperor Go-Toba's expanding power sowed the seeds of the later Jōkyū War. Retired Emperor Tsuchimikado continued to exist as an imperial elder after his son Emperor Go-Horikawa acceded in 1221.

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