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Emperor Go-Horikawa

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1212–1235 Also known as Retired Emperor Go-Horikawa

Emperor Go-Horikawa (1212–1235) was the 86th emperor of Japan, ascending the throne in 1222 at the age of only ten.…

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  1. 1222–1230Kyoto · KinkiHe ascended the throne in 1222 after the Jōkyū War, as a younger brother of Emperor Chūkyō. Ascending as a child, court affairs were manipulated by the shogunate and the regent houses, and the emperor himself had limited political influence.
  2. 1230–1235Kyoto · KinkiIn 1232 he abdicated in favor of Emperor Shijō, thereafter continuing to participate in some court affairs as a retired emperor until his death in 1235. During his reign Hōjō Yasutoki established the regent system, and shogunate control over the court became more institutionalized.

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