Shijō
Emperor Shijō ( Japanese 四条 天皇 , Shijō-tennō ; * March 17, 1231 ; † February 10, 1242 ) was the 87th Tennō of Japan (October 26, 1232-10 February 1242). His proper name was Mitsuhito ( 秀 仁 ).
Shijō was the eldest son of Emperor Go-Horikawa . Go-Horikawa passed the throne to Shijō when Shijō was one year old. Two years after his coronation, his father died, who was only 22 years old. Regents of the emperor ( Sesshō ) were Kujō Norizane (1232-1235), Kujō Michiie (1235-1237) and Konoe Kanetsune (1237-1242). Military rulers remained the Minamoto as shoguns , while the Hōjō family exercised the actual power in the background.
Shijō died of illness at the age of ten, and was succeeded by his cousin Go-Saga .
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| Go-Horikawa |
Emperor of Japan 1232–1242 |
Go saga |
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| SURNAME | Shijō |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shijô; 四条 天皇 (Japanese); Mitsuhito (proper name); 秀 仁 (proper name, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 87. Tennō of Japan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1231 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1242 |