Emperor Reigen was the 112th [[emperor of Japan]]. He succeeded [[Emperor Go-Sai]] in [[1663]], and reigned until his abdication on [[1687]]/3/21, being succeeded by [[Emperor Higashiyama]].
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Emperor Reigen was the 112th [[emperor of Japan]]. He was a son of [[Emperor Go-Mizunoo]] by his consort [[Shin-Kogimon-in|Shin-Kôgimon-in]]. He was the last of Go-Mizunoo's children to reign, succeeding his half-brother [[Emperor Go-Sai]] in [[1663]], and reigning until his abdication on [[1687]]/3/21, at which time he was succeeded by [[Emperor Higashiyama]].
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==References==
==References==
*Arai Hakuseki, Joyce Ackroyd (trans.), ''Told Round a Brushwood Fire'', University of Tokyo Press (1979), 315n100.
*Arai Hakuseki, Joyce Ackroyd (trans.), ''Told Round a Brushwood Fire'', University of Tokyo Press (1979), 315n100.
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*Cecilia Segawa Seigle, "Shinanomiya Tsuneko: Portrait of a Court Lady," in Anne Walthall (ed.), ''The Human Tradition in Modern Japan'', Scholarly Resources, Inc. (2002), 4-5.