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*''Death: [[1156]]''
*''Reign: [[1107]]-[[1123]]''
*''Japanese'': 鳥羽天皇 ''(Toba tennou)''
Emperor Toba was an [[emperor]] of the late [[Heian period]].
A grandson of [[Emperor Shirakawa]] and [[Fujiwara no Sanesue]] and son of [[Emperor Horikawa]], he took the throne in [[1107]] upon his father's death. [[Fujiwara no Tadazane]] served as ''[[sessho|sesshô]]'' and then ''[[kanpaku]]'' (regent) for nearly the entirety of Toba's reign, until [[1121]].
Toba married Fujiwara no Nariko, who came to be known as [[Empress Bifukumon-in]] ([[1117]]-[[1160]]). Among their children were the future [[Emperor Sutoku|Emperors Sutoku]], [[Emperor Konoe|Konoe]], and [[Emperor Go-Shirakawa|Go-Shirakawa]].
He retired in [[1123]] in favor of his son, who then took the throne as Emperor Sutoku. In accordance with the [[Insei]] system established by his grandfather Shirakawa, however, Toba retained considerable political influence in his retirement.
Toba took up residence in the [[Sanjo Palace|Sanjô Palace]] along with his consort [[Taikenmon'in]] following the death of his grandfather Retired Emperor Shirakawa in [[1129]], remaining there until its loss in a fire in [[1132]]/7.
He died in [[1156]].
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|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Horikawa]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of Japan<br>[[1107]]-[[1123]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Sutoku]]'''
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==References==
*Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 156.
[[Category:Emperors|Toba]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
*''Reign: [[1107]]-[[1123]]''
*''Japanese'': 鳥羽天皇 ''(Toba tennou)''
Emperor Toba was an [[emperor]] of the late [[Heian period]].
A grandson of [[Emperor Shirakawa]] and [[Fujiwara no Sanesue]] and son of [[Emperor Horikawa]], he took the throne in [[1107]] upon his father's death. [[Fujiwara no Tadazane]] served as ''[[sessho|sesshô]]'' and then ''[[kanpaku]]'' (regent) for nearly the entirety of Toba's reign, until [[1121]].
Toba married Fujiwara no Nariko, who came to be known as [[Empress Bifukumon-in]] ([[1117]]-[[1160]]). Among their children were the future [[Emperor Sutoku|Emperors Sutoku]], [[Emperor Konoe|Konoe]], and [[Emperor Go-Shirakawa|Go-Shirakawa]].
He retired in [[1123]] in favor of his son, who then took the throne as Emperor Sutoku. In accordance with the [[Insei]] system established by his grandfather Shirakawa, however, Toba retained considerable political influence in his retirement.
Toba took up residence in the [[Sanjo Palace|Sanjô Palace]] along with his consort [[Taikenmon'in]] following the death of his grandfather Retired Emperor Shirakawa in [[1129]], remaining there until its loss in a fire in [[1132]]/7.
He died in [[1156]].
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<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Horikawa]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of Japan<br>[[1107]]-[[1123]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Sutoku]]'''
|}
</center>
==References==
*Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 156.
[[Category:Emperors|Toba]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]