Cloistered rule
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Cloistered rule was a form of government in Japan during the Heian period. In this bifurcated system, an emperor abdicated, but retained power and influence. Those retired emperors, who withdrew to li
A scene from the Kasuga Gongen Genki E depicting the procession of the retired emperor Shirakawa
Emperor Go-Toba
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Emperor Go-Toba was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198.
Portrait by Fujiwara no Nobuzane, 1221
Tomb of Emperor Go-Toba and Emperor Juntoku, Kyoto