Go-Horikawa
Emperor Go-Horikawa ( Japanese 後 堀 河 天皇 , Go-Horikawa-tenō ; * March 22, 1212 , † August 31, 1234 ) was the 86th Emperor of Japan (July 29, 1221– November 17, 1232). His proper name was Yutahito ( 茂 仁 )
He was a grandson of Emperor Takakura and the father of Emperor Shijō .
His father Prince Morisada was the second son of Emperor Takakura and he was called Go-Takakura-in ( 後 高 倉 院 ). Before his coronation, he prepared to become a Buddhist monk, but the Kamakura shogunate wanted him to be the next emperor after defeating the courtly faction in the Jokyu war . He ascended the throne at the age of 10, but his father wielded imperial power. The official regent ( Sesshō ) was initially Konoe Iezane, but Hōjō Yoshitoki was the actual ruler as shikken . After the death of his father in 1223 the emperor ruled himself. In 1232 he passed the throne to his first son, Prince Mitsuhito .
One of his wives was called Takatsukasa-in ( 鷹 司 院 ; † 1275).
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Chūkyō |
Emperor of Japan 1221–1232 |
Shijō |
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| SURNAME | Go-Horikawa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 後 堀 河 天皇 (Japanese); Yutahito (proper name); 茂 仁 (proper name, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 86. Tennō of Japan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1212 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1234 |