was the 78th

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, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1158 through 1165.

Genealogy

Before his ascension to the

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, his personal name (his ''imina'') was Morihito''-shinnō'' (守仁親王). He was the eldest son of Emperor Go-Shirakawa. He was the father of

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. *Empress: Imperial Princess Yoshiko (姝子内親王) later Takamatsu-in (高松院),

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’s daughter. *Empress: Fujiwara no Ikushi (藤原育子), Fujiwara no Tadamichi’s daughter *Tai-Kōtaigō: Fujiwara Masuko (藤原多子) Later Grand Empress Dowager Omiya, Tokudaiji Kin'yoshi's daughter. *Toku-no-Kimi (督の君), Minamoto Tadafusa’s daughter also Fujiwara no Narichika’s Wife *Kasuga-dono (春日殿), Nakahara Moromoto’s daughter ** First Daughter: Imperial Princess Yoshiko (僐子内親王; 1159-1171) *Umeryo-kimi (右馬助), Minamoto Mitsunari’s daughter ** First Son: Imperial Prince Priest Son'e (尊恵法親王; 1164-1192) *Ōkura-daisuke (大蔵大輔) ** Second Son: Imperial Prince Nobuhito (順仁親王) become Emperor Rokujo * Minamoto Tadafusa’s daughter ** Third Son: Shine (真恵)

Events of Nijō's life

Nijō was proclaimed as heir to Emperor Go-Shirakawa. * '' Hōgen 1'', 2nd day of the 7th month (1156): Cloistered

-in died at age 54. * ''Hōgen 1'', 10th–29th days of the 7th month (1156): The ''Hōgen'' Rebellion,Kitagawa, p. 783. also known as the ''Hōgen'' Insurrection or the ''Hōgen'' War. * ''Hōgen 4'', on the 11th day of the 8th month (1158): In the third year of Go-Shirakawa''-tennōs reign (後白河天皇二十五年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (‘‘senso’’) was received by his eldest son. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Nijō is said to have acceded to the throne (‘‘sokui’’). After Nijō was formally enthroned, the management of all affairs continued to rest entirely in the hands of the retired emperor, Go-Shirakawa. * '' Heiji 1'', 9th–26th day of the 12th month (1159): The ''Heiji'' Rebellion, also known as the ''Heiji'' Insurrection or the ''Heiji'' War. * '' Chōkan 2'', on the 26th day of the 8th month (1164):The former-Emperor Sutoku died at the age of 46. * '' Eiman 1'' (1165): The infant son of Emperor Nijō was named heir apparent and therefore Crown Prince, and would soon after become

. * ''Eiman 1'', on the 25th day of the 6th month (1165): In the seventh year of Nijō''-tennōs reign (桓武天皇七年), the emperor fell so very ill that he abdicated; and the succession (‘‘senso’’) was received by his son. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Rokujō is said to have acceded to the throne (‘‘sokui’’). * ''Eiman 1'', 27th–28th day of the 7th month (1165): The former Emperor Nijō died at age 22.

''Kugyō''

''Kugyō'' (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the

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in pre- Meiji eras. In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Nijō's reign, this apex of the ''

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'' included: * '' Kampaku'', Konoe Motozane, 1143–1166.Brown, p. 327. * ''

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'', Konoe Motozane. * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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Eras of Nijō's reign

The years of Nijō's reign are more specifically identified by more than one

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or ''

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''.Titsingh, pp. 190–194; Brown, p. 328. * '' Hōgen'' (1156–1159) * '' Heiji'' (1159–1160) * '' Eiryaku'' (1160–1161) * '' Ōhō'' (1161–1163) * '' Chōkan'' (1163–1165) * '' Eiman'' (1165–1166)

Ancestry

Notes

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* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''

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