Emperor Juntoku

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The mausoleum of Emperors Go-Toba and Juntoku in Ôhara, Kyoto
  • Born: 1197
  • Died: 1241
  • Japanese: 順徳天皇 (Juntoku tennô)

Emperor Juntoku reigned as emperor from 1210 to 1221. He was a son of Emperor Go-Toba.

He abdicated in 1221 to his son Emperor Chûkyô, but only a few months later, after Go-Toba's defeat in the Jôkyû Disturbance, Juntoku was exiled to Sado Island.

Preceded by
Emperor Tsuchimikado
Emperor of Japan
1210-1221
Succeeded by
Emperor Chûkyô

References

  • Luke Roberts, Performing the Great Peace, University of Hawaii Press (2012), 172.