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Emperor Shirakawa

Index Emperor Shirakawa

was the 72nd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession. [1]

74 relations: Ōtoku, Buddhism, Chrysanthemum Throne, Cloistered rule, Crown prince, Daijō Tennō, Daijō-daijin, Daijō-kan, Dainagon, Eihō, Emperor, Emperor En'yū, Emperor Fushimi, Emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor Go-Sanjō, Emperor Go-Shirakawa, Emperor Go-Suzaku, Emperor Go-Toba, Emperor Horikawa, Emperor Ichijō, Emperor Jomei, Emperor of Japan, Emperor Reizei, Emperor Sanjō, Emperor Sutoku, Emperor Tenji, Emperor Toba, Emperor Yōzei, Empress Jitō, Empress Shōshi, Enkyū, Enryaku-ji, Fujiwara no Kenshi (Sanjō), Fujiwara no Kenshi (Shirakawa), Fujiwara no Kinsue, Fujiwara no Michinaga, Fujiwara no Tamako, Fujiwara no Yorimichi, Fushimi Inari-taisha, H. Paul Varley, Hosshō-ji, Imperial cult, Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Household Agency, Isaac Titsingh, Ise Grand Shrine, Iwashimizu Hachimangū, Japan, Japanese era name, Japanese name, ..., Jōhō, Jōryaku, Kahō, Kamo Shrine, Kanji (era), Kiyomizu-dera, Kugyō, List of Emperors of Japan, Meiji period, Mii-dera, Minister of the Left, Minister of the Right, Mount Hiei, Naidaijin, Nihon Ōdai Ichiran, Princess Reishi, Princess Teishi, Princess Yasuko, Richard Ponsonby-Fane, Sesshō and Kampaku, Shinto, Taira no Kiyomori, Uji, Yasaka Shrine. Expand index (24 more) »

Ōtoku

was a after Eihō and before Kanji.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Chrysanthemum Throne

The is the term used to identify the throne of the Emperor of Japan.

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Cloistered rule

The cloistered rule system, or (meaning "monastery administration"), was a specific form of government in Japan during the Heian period.

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Crown prince

A crown prince is the male heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy.

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Daijō Tennō

Daijō Tennō or Dajō Tennō (both accepted readings of 太上天皇) is the title for a Japanese Emperor who abdicated in favor of a successor.

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Daijō-daijin

The was the head of the Daijō-kan (Department of State) in Heian Japan and briefly under the Meiji Constitution.

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Daijō-kan

The, also known as the Great Council of State, was (i) (Daijō-kan) the highest organ of Japan's premodern Imperial government under Ritsuryō legal system during and after the Nara period or (ii) (Dajō-kan) the highest organ of Japan's government briefly restored to power after the Meiji Restoration, which was replaced by the Cabinet.

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Dainagon

was a counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court of Japan.

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Eihō

was a after Jōryaku and before Ōtoku. This period spanned the years from February 1081 through April 1084.

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Emperor

An emperor (through Old French empereor from Latin imperator) is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm.

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Emperor En'yū

was the 64th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Fushimi

was the 92nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Go-Murakami

(1328 – March 29, 1368) was the 97th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and a member of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period of rival courts.

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Emperor Go-Sanjō

was the 71st emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Go-Shirakawa

Emperor Go-Shirakawa (後白河天皇 Go-Shirakawa-tennō) (October 18, 1127 – April 26, 1192) was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Go-Suzaku

was the 69th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Go-Toba

(August 6, 1180 – March 28, 1239) was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Horikawa

was the 73rd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Ichijō

was the 66th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Jomei

was the 34th emperor of Japan,Kunaichō: according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor of Japan

The Emperor of Japan is the head of the Imperial Family and the head of state of Japan.

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Emperor Reizei

was the 63rd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Sanjō

was the 67th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Sutoku

was the 75th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Tenji

, also known as Emperor Tenchi, was the 38th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Toba

was the 74th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Emperor Yōzei

was the 57th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Empress Jitō

was the 41st monarch of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Empress Shōshi

, also known as, the eldest daughter of Fujiwara no Michinaga, was Empress of Japan from c. 1000 to c. 1011.

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Enkyū

was a after Jiryaku and before Jōhō. This period spanned the years from April 1069 through August 1074.

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Enryaku-ji

is a Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei in Ōtsu, overlooking Kyoto.

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Fujiwara no Kenshi (Sanjō)

, also known as, was an empress consort of the Japanese Emperor Sanjō.

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Fujiwara no Kenshi (Shirakawa)

Fujiwara no Kenshi (1057–1084) was an Empress consort of Japan.

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Fujiwara no Kinsue

Fujiwara no Kinsue (藤原 公季; 957–1029), also known as Kaikō, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.

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Fujiwara no Michinaga

was a Japanese statesman.

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Fujiwara no Tamako

, also known as, was an Empress consort of Emperor Toba of Japan, and mother of Emperor Sutoku and Emperor Go-Shirakawa.

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Fujiwara no Yorimichi

(992–1074), son of Michinaga, was a Japanese Court noble.

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Fushimi Inari-taisha

is the head shrine of the god Inari, located in Fushimi Ward in Kyoto, Japan.

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H. Paul Varley

Herbert Paul Varley (February 8, 1931 – December 15, 2015) was an American academic, historian, author, and Japanologist.

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Hosshō-ji

was a Buddhist temple in northeastern Kyoto, Japan, endowed by Emperor Shirakawa in fulfillment of a sacred vow.

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Imperial cult

An imperial cult is a form of state religion in which an emperor or a dynasty of emperors (or rulers of another title) are worshipped as demigods or deities.

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Imperial House of Japan

The, also referred to as the Imperial Family and the Yamato Dynasty, comprises those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties.

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Imperial Household Agency

The is an agency of the government of Japan in charge of state matters concerning the Imperial Family, and also keeping of the Privy Seal and State Seal of Japan.

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Isaac Titsingh

Isaac Titsingh FRS (10 January 1745 in Amsterdam – 2 February 1812 in Paris) was a Dutch scholar, merchant-trader and ambassador.

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Ise Grand Shrine

The, located in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu.

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Iwashimizu Hachimangū

Main gate of the Iwashimizu Hachimangū is a Shinto shrine in the city of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japanese era name

The, also known as, is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme.

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Japanese name

in modern times usually consist of a family name (surname), followed by a given name.

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Jōhō

was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) after Enkyū and before Jōryaku. This period spanned the years from August 1074 through November 1077.

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Jōryaku

was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) after Jōhō and before Eihō. This period spanned the years from November 1077 through February 1081.

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Kahō

was a after Kanji and before Eichō.

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Kamo Shrine

is a general term for an important Shinto sanctuary complex on both banks of the Kamo River in northeast Kyoto.

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Kanji (era)

was a after Ōtoku and before Kahō.

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Kiyomizu-dera

, officially, is an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto.

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Kugyō

is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras.

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List of Emperors of Japan

This list of Emperors of Japan presents the traditional order of succession.

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Meiji period

The, also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.

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Mii-dera

, formally called, is a Buddhist temple in Japan located at the foot of Mount Hiei, in the city of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture.

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Minister of the Left

The was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods.

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Minister of the Right

was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods.

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Mount Hiei

is a mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Japan.

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Naidaijin

The, literally meaning "Inner Minister", was an ancient office in the Japanese Imperial Court.

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Nihon Ōdai Ichiran

, The Table of the Rulers of Japan, is a 17th-century chronicle of the serial reigns of Japanese emperors with brief notes about some of the noteworthy events or other happenings.

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Princess Reishi

Princess Reishi (1078–1144) was an Empress of Japan.

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Princess Teishi

, also known as, was an empress consort of the Japanese Emperor Go-Suzaku.

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Princess Yasuko

Princess Yasuko or Princess Teishi (媞子内親王, Teishi (Yasuko) Naishinō) (1076–1096) was Saiō for Emperor Shirakawa and then an Empress of Japan.

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Richard Ponsonby-Fane

Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane (8 January 1878 – 10 December 1937) was a British academic, author, and Japanologist.

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Sesshō and Kampaku

In Japan, was a title given to a regent who was named to act on behalf of either a child emperor before his coming of age, or an empress regnant.

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Shinto

or kami-no-michi (among other names) is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.

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Taira no Kiyomori

was a military leader of the late Heian period of Japan.

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Uji

is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Yasaka Shrine

, once called, is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan.

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Redirects here:

Emperor Shirakawa of Japan, Shirakawa Emperor, Shirakawa Tenno, Shirakawa of Japan, Shirakawa, Emperor of Japan, Shirawaka Tenno, Shirawaka Tennō.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Shirakawa

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