Sutoku

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Sutoku, illustration from a Hyakunin Isshu edition (Edo period)
The angry spirit of Sutoku-tennō conjures up a storm in Sanuki Province , illustration by Kuniyoshi (1798–1861)

Sutoku ( Japanese 崇 徳 天皇 Sutoku-tennō , * July 7, 1119 in Kyoto ; † September 14, 1164 in the province of Sanuki ) was the 75th Tennō of Japan (1123 - January 5, 1142). His proper name was Akihito ( 顕 仁 ).

He was the first son of Toba , according to other sources by Shirakawa -tennō. After Shirakawa's death in 1129, Toba de facto held the government and kept it after his abdication in 1123, as his grandfather had done. Sutoku took up his post as Tennō at the age of five. The relationship between Sutoku and Toba was not good for a long time. Sutoku resigned in 1142 in favor of Konoe .

After the death of Toba-tennō in 1156, the incumbent Tennō Go-Shirakawa and his brother Sutoku argued over the continued influence of the former rulers who had retired into the monastery ( Insei system) and the control of the Fujiwara family over the regency. Both parties campaigned for the support of the important samurai families of the Minamoto and Taira . Sutoku started the Hōgen rebellion ( 保 元 の 乱 Hōgen no ran ) in the same year , which ended after heavy fighting with his defeat. Sutoku's allies Fujiwara no Yorinaga , Minamoto no Tameyoshi and Taira no Tadamasa were killed. Minamoto no Tametomo survived the battlefield and was forced to flee. Minamoto no Yoshitomo became head of the Minamoto after the death of his father and, together with Taira no Kiyomori, established these two samurai families as significant new political forces in Kyoto.

Sutoku was exiled to Shikoku Province in Sanuki , where he died in 1164. His mausoleum is on Mount Shiramine near Sakaide ( Kagawa Prefecture ).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sutoku. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Accessed July 7, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Sakaide. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Accessed July 7, 2019 .
predecessor Office successor
Toba Tennō
1123–1142 		Konoe
personal data
SURNAME Sutoku
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 崇 徳 天皇 (Japanese); Akihito (proper name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 75th Tennō of Japan (1123–1142)
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1119
PLACE OF BIRTH Kyoto
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1164
Place of death Sanuki Province