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*''Death: [[1107]]/7''
*''Reign: [[1086]]-1107''
*''Japanese'': 堀河天皇 ''(Horikawa tennou)''
Emperor Horikawa was an [[emperor]] of the late [[Heian period]].
The son of [[Emperor Shirakawa]], he was a grandson of [[Fujiwara no Morozane]], who served as regent for much of Horikawa's reign, until [[1094]], when [[Fujiwara no Moromichi]] became ''[[kanpaku]]''. Horikawa took the throne following his father's abdication in [[1087]].
Horikawa took a mansion previously used by [[Emperor Enyu|Retired Emperor En'yû]], known as the Horikawa-in, as his secondary palace. He died there in the 7th month of [[1107]], and was succeeded by his son, who took the throne as [[Emperor Toba]].
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|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Shirakawa]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of Japan<br>[[1087]]-[[1107]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Toba]]'''
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==References==
*Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 156.
[[Category:Emperors|Horikawa]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]