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*''Born: [[1053]]''
*''Died: [[1129]]''
*''Reign: [[1072]]-[[1087]]''
*''Japanese'': [[白河]] 天皇 ''(Shirakawa tennou)''
Emperor Shirakawa was an [[emperor]] of the mid-[[Heian period]], known for exerting his political influence even after retirement, marking the beginning of the [[Insei]] ("retired emperor system") period, in which retired emperors wielded considerable power, and the [[Fujiwara clan]] less than they had previously.
Shirakawa was a son of [[Emperor Go-Sanjo|Emperor Go-Sanjô]] and grandson of [[Fujiwara no Yoshinobu]]. He succeeded his father as emperor in [[1072]]. His father-in-law [[Fujiwara no Morozane]] served as ''[[kanpaku]]'' for much of Shirakawa's reign, from [[1075]] until [[1086]].
Upon his retirement in [[1087]], and his son's accession to the throne as [[Emperor Horikawa]], Retired Emperor Shirakawa established his own Retired Emperor's Court (''in-no-chô'') at his father-in-law's mansion, which he re-established as a Buddhist temple called [[Hossho-ji|Hosshô-ji]], and which came to be known as Shirakawa-in. From there, he continued to wield considerable power. He claimed the authority to name his son's regents, allowing Fujiwara no Morozane to continue in that role, and denying the [[Fujiwara clan]] the opportunity to influence politics through naming who they wished to such an influential post.
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|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Go-Sanjo|Emperor Go-Sanjô]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of Japan<br>[[1072]]-[[1087]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Horikawa]]'''
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==References==
*Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 155.
[[Category:Emperors|Shirakawa]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
*''Died: [[1129]]''
*''Reign: [[1072]]-[[1087]]''
*''Japanese'': [[白河]] 天皇 ''(Shirakawa tennou)''
Emperor Shirakawa was an [[emperor]] of the mid-[[Heian period]], known for exerting his political influence even after retirement, marking the beginning of the [[Insei]] ("retired emperor system") period, in which retired emperors wielded considerable power, and the [[Fujiwara clan]] less than they had previously.
Shirakawa was a son of [[Emperor Go-Sanjo|Emperor Go-Sanjô]] and grandson of [[Fujiwara no Yoshinobu]]. He succeeded his father as emperor in [[1072]]. His father-in-law [[Fujiwara no Morozane]] served as ''[[kanpaku]]'' for much of Shirakawa's reign, from [[1075]] until [[1086]].
Upon his retirement in [[1087]], and his son's accession to the throne as [[Emperor Horikawa]], Retired Emperor Shirakawa established his own Retired Emperor's Court (''in-no-chô'') at his father-in-law's mansion, which he re-established as a Buddhist temple called [[Hossho-ji|Hosshô-ji]], and which came to be known as Shirakawa-in. From there, he continued to wield considerable power. He claimed the authority to name his son's regents, allowing Fujiwara no Morozane to continue in that role, and denying the [[Fujiwara clan]] the opportunity to influence politics through naming who they wished to such an influential post.
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<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Go-Sanjo|Emperor Go-Sanjô]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of Japan<br>[[1072]]-[[1087]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Horikawa]]'''
|}
</center>
==References==
*Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 155.
[[Category:Emperors|Shirakawa]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
