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[[File:Emp-nijo.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The grave of Emperor Nijô in Kyoto]]
*''Japanese'': 二条天皇 ''(Nijou tennou)''
Emperor Nijô reigned from [[1158]]-[[1165]]. He was the son of [[Emperor Shirakawa]], and the father of [[Emperor Rokujo|Emperor Rokujô]].
He saw in his life both the [[Hogen Rebellion|Hôgen]] and [[Heiji Rebellion]]s, two major struggles among aristocrat/samurai families jostling for power. In [[1156]], members of the [[Fujiwara clan|Fujiwara]], [[Taira clan|Taira]], and [[Minamoto clan]]s fought on each side of the conflict, supporting different heirs for the Imperial Throne.
Nijô ascended to the throne two years later, in 1158, and the following year, [[1159]], conflict broke out again, except that this time the lines were drawn between clans. [[Taira no Kiyomori]] and [[Minamoto no Yoshitomo]], who had fought together in the Hôgen Rebellion against other forces now led the Taira and Minamoto clans against one another. The conflict ended in Taira victory - Kiyomori seized power and became an extremely influential figure at court, while Yoshitomo and several of his sons were killed; his other sons were banished, and would return in the 1180s to lead the Minamoto in the destruction of the Taira.
Nijô lived a short life, coming to the throne at age 15, and dying at age 22.
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*''Japanese'': 二条天皇 ''(Nijou tennou)''
Emperor Nijô reigned from [[1158]]-[[1165]]. He was the son of [[Emperor Shirakawa]], and the father of [[Emperor Rokujo|Emperor Rokujô]].
He saw in his life both the [[Hogen Rebellion|Hôgen]] and [[Heiji Rebellion]]s, two major struggles among aristocrat/samurai families jostling for power. In [[1156]], members of the [[Fujiwara clan|Fujiwara]], [[Taira clan|Taira]], and [[Minamoto clan]]s fought on each side of the conflict, supporting different heirs for the Imperial Throne.
Nijô ascended to the throne two years later, in 1158, and the following year, [[1159]], conflict broke out again, except that this time the lines were drawn between clans. [[Taira no Kiyomori]] and [[Minamoto no Yoshitomo]], who had fought together in the Hôgen Rebellion against other forces now led the Taira and Minamoto clans against one another. The conflict ended in Taira victory - Kiyomori seized power and became an extremely influential figure at court, while Yoshitomo and several of his sons were killed; his other sons were banished, and would return in the 1180s to lead the Minamoto in the destruction of the Taira.
Nijô lived a short life, coming to the throne at age 15, and dying at age 22.
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[[Category:Emperors]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]