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[[File:Emp-nijo.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The grave of Emperor Nijô in Kyoto]]

[[File:Emp-nijo.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The grave of Emperor Nijô in Kyoto]]

*''Reign: [[1158]]-[[1165]]''

*''Born: [[1143]]''

*''Died: [[1165]]''

*''Reign: [[1158]]-1165''

*''Japanese'': 二条天皇 ''(Nijou tennou)''

*''Japanese'': 二条天皇 ''(Nijou tennou)''

Emperor Nijô reigned from [[1158]]-[[1165]]. He was the son of [[Emperor Go-Shirakawa]], and the father of [[Emperor Rokujo|Emperor Rokujô]]. [[Fujiwara no Tsunezane]] was his maternal grandfather.<ref>Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 156.</ref>

Emperor Nijô reigned from [[1158]]-[[1165]]. He was the son of [[Emperor Go-Shirakawa]], and the father of [[Emperor Rokujo|Emperor Rokujô]]. [[Fujiwara no Tsunezane]] was his maternal grandfather; [[Fujiwara no Motozane]] served as ''[[kanpaku]]'' throughout Nijô's short reign.<ref>Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 156.</ref>

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.

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.