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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]]. | 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 | + | Toba married Fujiwara no Nariko, who came to be known as [[Empress Bifukumon-in]] ([[1117]]-[[1160]]). Among their children were the future [[Emperor Konoe]], and [[Hachijo-in|Hachijô-in]]. |
He retired in [[1123]] in favor of his son by a different consort, [[Taikenmon-in]], 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. | He retired in [[1123]] in favor of his son by a different consort, [[Taikenmon-in]], 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. | ||
Revision as of 03:47, 21 February 2018
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 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 Konoe, and Hachijô-in.
He retired in 1123 in favor of his son by a different consort, Taikenmon-in, 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 Sanjô Palace along with 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.
| Preceded by Emperor Horikawa |
Emperor of Japan 1107-1123 |
Succeeded by Emperor Sutoku |
References
- Evelyn Rawski, Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives, Cambridge University Press (2015), 156.
