Emperor Konoe

• Born: 1139
• Died: 1155
• Reign: 1141-1155
• Japanese: 近衛 天皇 (Konoe tennou)

Emperor Konoe was an emperor of the Heian period.

A son of Emperor Toba & Empress Bifukumon-in, and grandson of Fujiwara no Nagazane, he took the throne in 1141 following the abdication of his half-brother Emperor Sutoku. Fujiwara no Tadamichi served as regent throughout his reign.

Konoe was succeeded by his half-brother Emperor Go-Shirakawa in 1155.

Preceded by Emperor Sutoku

Emperor of Japan 1141-1155

Succeeded by Emperor Go-Shirakawa

References

• Evelyn Rawski, Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives, Cambridge University Press (2015), 156.