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[[File:Emp-shirakawa.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Mausoleum of Emperor Shirakawa in the Takeda area of [[Fushimi]], near Kyoto]]

[[File:Emp-shirakawa.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Mausoleum of Emperor Shirakawa in the Takeda area of [[Fushimi]], in southern Kyoto]]

*''Born: [[1053]]''

*''Born: [[1053]]''

*''Died: [[1129]]''

*''Died: [[1129]]''

Upon his retirement in [[1087]], and his son's accession to the throne as [[Emperor Horikawa]], Retired Emperor Shirakawa established his own Retired Emperor's Court (''in-no-chô'') at his father-in-law's mansion, which he re-established as a Buddhist temple called [[Hossho-ji|Hosshô-ji]], and which came to be known as Shirakawa-in. From there, he continued to wield considerable power. He claimed the authority to name his son's regents, allowing Fujiwara no Morozane to continue in that role, and denying the [[Fujiwara clan]] the opportunity to influence politics through naming who they wished to such an influential post.

Upon his retirement in [[1087]], and his son's accession to the throne as [[Emperor Horikawa]], Retired Emperor Shirakawa established his own Retired Emperor's Court (''in-no-chô'') at his father-in-law's mansion, which he re-established as a Buddhist temple called [[Hossho-ji|Hosshô-ji]], and which came to be known as Shirakawa-in. From there, he continued to wield considerable power. He claimed the authority to name his son's regents, allowing Fujiwara no Morozane to continue in that role, and denying the [[Fujiwara clan]] the opportunity to influence politics through naming who they wished to such an influential post.

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