Emperor Go-Sanjo
Emperor Go-Sanjô was an emperor of the Heian period.
A son of Emperor Go-Suzaku and grandson of Prince Sanjô, he took the throne in 1068 upon the death of his half-brother Emperor Go-Reizei.
Fujiwara no Norimichi served as kanpaku (regent) throughout Go-Sanjô's reign.
Go-Sanjô was succeeded in turn by his son, who took the throne in 1072 as Emperor Shirakawa.
| Preceded by Emperor Go-Reizei |
Emperor of Japan 1068-1072 |
Succeeded by Emperor Shirakawa |
References
- Evelyn Rawski, Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives, Cambridge University Press (2015), 155.