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Death of Emperor Go-Ichijo of Japan

Type Event Region Asia Time 1036

On May 15, 1036 CE (the seventeenth day of the fourth month of Chogen 9), Emperor Go-Ichijo died in the Seiryoden of the Kyoto palace at twenty-seven…

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  1. 1036Kyoto palace · KinkiEmperor Go-Ichijo had been frail since childhood. His illness worsened in the spring and summer of 1036; he remained on the throne and did not announce abdication. Kampaku Fujiwara no Yorimichi presided over court affairs. The designated successor was his full brother Prince Munehira (Emperor Go-Suzaku), not Prince Tadamasa.
  2. 1036Kyoto · KinkiOn May 15 (the seventeenth day of the fourth month of Chogen 9), Emperor Go-Ichijo died in the Seiryoden and did not become a retired emperor. His full brother Prince Munehira was enthroned the same day as Emperor Go-Suzaku. Prince Tadamasa was a son of Emperor Sanjo and had already resigned the crown prince position in 1017; he was not Go-Ichijo's full brother.

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