Start of Emperor Go-Shirakawa's cloistered rule

Timeline

1. 1158Kyoto · KinkiEmperor Go-Shirakawa abdicated in Kyoto to his son Prince Morihito, who acceded as Emperor Nijo. Nijo was born on July 31, 1143, and was fifteen in 1158. Go-Shirakawa was born in 1127 and about thirty at abdication, intending to continue controlling court affairs as a retired emperor.
2. 1158Kyoto · KinkiAfter abdication, Go-Shirakawa as a retired emperor opened cloistered rule, issuing imperial edicts and intervening in personnel appointments. Nijo was not a completely obedient young ruler; the cloistered-rule faction and the direct-rule faction subsequently remained in opposition.