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Emperor Chūkyō

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1231–1234 Also known as Emperor Chūkyō、Narihito

Emperor Chūkyō (1231–1234) was the 85th emperor of Japan, born in 1231, acceding in 1232 and abdicating after only about fourteen months in 1233.…

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  1. 1231Kyoto · KyotoBorn on May 1, 1231 in Kyoto, son of Emperor Go-Horikawa and Fujiwara no Kimiko (Fujiwara no Himeko), with the childhood name Narihito. His birth came at a time when relations between the court and the Kamakura shogunate were being readjusted after the Jōkyū Disturbance.
  2. 1232–1233Kyoto · KyotoAcceded as the 85th emperor in January 1232 under the era name Jōkyū. Aged only one at the time, real power lay with the retired Emperor Go-Horikawa and the shogunate. He abdicated in favor of Emperor Shijō in October 1233, having reigned about fourteen months—a typical example of an infant accession in Japanese history.
  3. 1233–1234Kyoto · KyotoReceived the title of retired emperor (jōkō) after abdication, though still an infant. Died in Kyoto on June 18, 1234, aged only three, and was buried at Ōhara-no in Kyoto. His brief life encapsulates the turmoil of imperial succession after the Jōkyū Disturbance.

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