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Emperor Rokujo

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1164–1176 Also known as Yoshito、Rokujo-in

Emperor Rokujo (Yoshito, 1164–1176) was the 79th emperor of Japan, acceding in 1165 and abdicating in 1168 to his half-brother Emperor Takakura.…

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  1. 1164–1168Heian-kyō · JapanAcceded in 1165 as the 79th emperor at only two years of age; court governance was manipulated by retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa and the Taira forces, a typical case of child-emperor politics in the late Heian period.
  2. 1168–1176Heian-kyō · JapanAbdicated in 1168 to his half-brother Norihito (Emperor Takakura); after abdication he lived in the palace as a retired emperor, and died in 1176 at only thirteen years of age.

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