Emperor Go-Toba 後鳥羽天皇 | |||||
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Emperor of Japan | |||||
Reign | September 8, 1183 – February 18, 1198 | ||||
Enthronement | September 4, 1184 | ||||
Predecessor | Antoku | ||||
Successor | Tsuchimikado | ||||
Shōgun | Minamoto no Yoritomo | ||||
Born | August 6, 1180 Gojō-machi no Tei (五条町の亭), Heian-kyō | ||||
Died | March 28, 1239 Karita Gosho (苅田御所), Oki Islands, Kamakura shogunate | (aged 58)||||
Burial | Ōhara no Misasagi (大原陵) (Kyōto) | ||||
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House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
Father | Emperor Takakura | ||||
Mother | Fujiwara no Shokushi (Shichijō-in) |
Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽天皇, Go-Toba-tennō, August 6, 1180 – March 28, 1239) was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198.[1]
This 12th-century sovereign was named after Emperor Toba, and go- (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Toba". The Japanese word go has also been translated to mean the "second one"; and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Toba the Second" or as "Toba II".