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*''Reign: [[1165]]-[[1168]]''
*''Japanese'': 六条天皇 ''(Rokujou tennou)''
Emperor Rokujô was an [[emperor]] of the late [[Heian period]]. He was the first emperor in a century to not have a [[Fujiwara clan]] grandfather (since [[Emperor Go-Sanjo|Emperor Go-Sanjô]], r. [[1068]]-[[1072]]).
Rokujô took the throne in [[1165]], following the death of his father [[Emperor Nijo|Emperor Nijô]]. [[Fujiwara no Motozane]] served as ''[[sessho|sesshô]]'' (regent) for the first year of his reign, and [[Fujiwara no Motofusa]] after that, from [[1166]] through [[1168]].
Rokujô stepped down in [[1168]] in favor of [[Emperor Takakura]], who enjoyed the support of the powerful [[Taira clan]].
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|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Nijo|Emperor Nijô]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of Japan<br>[[1165]]-[[1168]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Takakura]]'''
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==References==
*Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 156.
[[Category:Emperors|Rokujo]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
*''Japanese'': 六条天皇 ''(Rokujou tennou)''
Emperor Rokujô was an [[emperor]] of the late [[Heian period]]. He was the first emperor in a century to not have a [[Fujiwara clan]] grandfather (since [[Emperor Go-Sanjo|Emperor Go-Sanjô]], r. [[1068]]-[[1072]]).
Rokujô took the throne in [[1165]], following the death of his father [[Emperor Nijo|Emperor Nijô]]. [[Fujiwara no Motozane]] served as ''[[sessho|sesshô]]'' (regent) for the first year of his reign, and [[Fujiwara no Motofusa]] after that, from [[1166]] through [[1168]].
Rokujô stepped down in [[1168]] in favor of [[Emperor Takakura]], who enjoyed the support of the powerful [[Taira clan]].
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Nijo|Emperor Nijô]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of Japan<br>[[1165]]-[[1168]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Takakura]]'''
|}
</center>
{{stub}}
==References==
*Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 156.
[[Category:Emperors|Rokujo]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]