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[[Image:GoReizei-Kasozuka.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A ''kasôzuka'' (lit. "cremation mound") at Senbon-Kitaôji in Kyoto, enshrining cremated remains of Emperor Go-Reizei. The site of Go-Reizei's main tomb/mausoleum is a short distance away, at the temple [[Ryoan-ji|Ryôan-ji]].]]
*''Born: [[1025]]/8/3''
*''Died: [[1068]]/4/19''
*''Reign: [[1045]]-[[1068]]''
*''Japanese'': 後冷泉天皇 ''(Go-Reizei Tennou)''
Emperor Go-Reizei was the 70th [[emperors of Japan|Emperor of Japan]]; he reigned in the mid-[[Heian period]], from 1045 to 1068.
He was the first son of [[Emperor Go-Suzaku]] and Imperial consort [[Fujiwara no Kishi]]. He ascended to the throne following his father's death, and his uncle [[Fujiwara no Yorimichi]] served as ''[[kanpaku]]'' (regent).
Some of the key events of his reign included:
*Rise in popularity of [[Pure Land Buddhism]]
*Construction of the [[Byodoin|Byôdôin]] in [[Uji]]
*[[Zenkunen War]] ([[1051]]-[[1062]]) in which [[Minamoto no Yoriyoshi]] and [[Minamoto no Yoshiie]] are sent to the far north by the Court, to lead a punitive expedition against the [[Abe clan]], which had been avoiding or escaping submitting to Imperial authority.
Go-Reizei died in 1068, and is buried at [[Ryoan-ji|Ryôan-ji]].
==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BE%8C%E5%86%B7%E6%B3%89%E5%A4%A9%E7%9A%87 Go-Reizei Tennô]." ''Digital-ban Nihon jinmei daijiten'' デジタル版 日本人名大辞典. Kodansha, 2009.
[[Category:Heian Period]]
[[Category:Emperors]]
*''Born: [[1025]]/8/3''
*''Died: [[1068]]/4/19''
*''Reign: [[1045]]-[[1068]]''
*''Japanese'': 後冷泉天皇 ''(Go-Reizei Tennou)''
Emperor Go-Reizei was the 70th [[emperors of Japan|Emperor of Japan]]; he reigned in the mid-[[Heian period]], from 1045 to 1068.
He was the first son of [[Emperor Go-Suzaku]] and Imperial consort [[Fujiwara no Kishi]]. He ascended to the throne following his father's death, and his uncle [[Fujiwara no Yorimichi]] served as ''[[kanpaku]]'' (regent).
Some of the key events of his reign included:
*Rise in popularity of [[Pure Land Buddhism]]
*Construction of the [[Byodoin|Byôdôin]] in [[Uji]]
*[[Zenkunen War]] ([[1051]]-[[1062]]) in which [[Minamoto no Yoriyoshi]] and [[Minamoto no Yoshiie]] are sent to the far north by the Court, to lead a punitive expedition against the [[Abe clan]], which had been avoiding or escaping submitting to Imperial authority.
Go-Reizei died in 1068, and is buried at [[Ryoan-ji|Ryôan-ji]].
==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BE%8C%E5%86%B7%E6%B3%89%E5%A4%A9%E7%9A%87 Go-Reizei Tennô]." ''Digital-ban Nihon jinmei daijiten'' デジタル版 日本人名大辞典. Kodansha, 2009.
[[Category:Heian Period]]
[[Category:Emperors]]
