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*''Reign: [[1123]]-[[1141]]''
*''Japanese'': 崇徳天皇 ''(Sutoku tennou)''
Emperor Sutoku was an [[emperor]] of the late [[Heian period]], known in particular for his involvement, during his retirement, in the [[Hogen Rebellion|Hôgen Rebellion]] of [[1156]].
Sutoku was a grandson of [[Fujiwara no Kinzane]]. He took the throne in [[1123]] following the abdication of his father, [[Emperor Toba]]. [[Fujiwara no Tadamichi]] served as regent throughout Sutoku's reign, and would continue to do so throughout the reign of Sutoku's successor, his half-brother [[Emperor Konoe]].
Sutoku retired in favor of his half-brother in [[1141]], but attempted to retain considerable power as other [[Retired Emperor]]s had done since the time of his great-grandfather [[Emperor Shirakawa|Retired Emperor Shirakawa]]. The resulting tensions between Sutoku and Konoe's successor [[Emperor Go-Shirakawa]] erupted into violent conflict in [[1156]], an event known as the [[Hogen Rebellion|Hôgen Rebellion]]. Prominent leaders of the [[Minamoto clan|Minamoto]] and [[Taira clan]]s fought on both sides of the conflict, which ultimately ended in victory for Go-Shirakawa's side, and the exile of Sutoku to [[Sanuki province]] on Shikoku.
[[Kotohira Shrine]] on Shikoku is dedicated in part to the spirit of Emperor Sutoku.<ref>Teruko Craig (trans.). ''Musui's Story: The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai''. University of Arizona Press (1988), 162.</ref> His spirit also takes the form of a ''[[tengu]]'' in a number of legends and tales, such as in [[Ueda Akinari|Ueda Akinari's]] ''[[Ugetsu monogatari]]''.
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|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Toba]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of Japan<br>[[1123]]-[[1141]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Konoe]]'''
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==References==
*Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 156.
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[[Category:Emperors|Sutoku]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
*''Japanese'': 崇徳天皇 ''(Sutoku tennou)''
Emperor Sutoku was an [[emperor]] of the late [[Heian period]], known in particular for his involvement, during his retirement, in the [[Hogen Rebellion|Hôgen Rebellion]] of [[1156]].
Sutoku was a grandson of [[Fujiwara no Kinzane]]. He took the throne in [[1123]] following the abdication of his father, [[Emperor Toba]]. [[Fujiwara no Tadamichi]] served as regent throughout Sutoku's reign, and would continue to do so throughout the reign of Sutoku's successor, his half-brother [[Emperor Konoe]].
Sutoku retired in favor of his half-brother in [[1141]], but attempted to retain considerable power as other [[Retired Emperor]]s had done since the time of his great-grandfather [[Emperor Shirakawa|Retired Emperor Shirakawa]]. The resulting tensions between Sutoku and Konoe's successor [[Emperor Go-Shirakawa]] erupted into violent conflict in [[1156]], an event known as the [[Hogen Rebellion|Hôgen Rebellion]]. Prominent leaders of the [[Minamoto clan|Minamoto]] and [[Taira clan]]s fought on both sides of the conflict, which ultimately ended in victory for Go-Shirakawa's side, and the exile of Sutoku to [[Sanuki province]] on Shikoku.
[[Kotohira Shrine]] on Shikoku is dedicated in part to the spirit of Emperor Sutoku.<ref>Teruko Craig (trans.). ''Musui's Story: The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai''. University of Arizona Press (1988), 162.</ref> His spirit also takes the form of a ''[[tengu]]'' in a number of legends and tales, such as in [[Ueda Akinari|Ueda Akinari's]] ''[[Ugetsu monogatari]]''.
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<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Toba]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of Japan<br>[[1123]]-[[1141]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Konoe]]'''
|}
</center>
==References==
*Evelyn Rawski, ''Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press (2015), 156.
<references/>
[[Category:Emperors|Sutoku]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
