Emperor Go-Horikawa
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Emperor Go-Horikawa, was the 86th emperor of Japan who reigned during the Jōō period, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1221 through 1232.
Portrait from the Tenshi Sekkan Miei
Emperor Chūkyō
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Emperor Chūkyō was the 85th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned only two months in 1221, and he was not officially listed amongst the emperors until 1
Emperor Go-Horikawa
…the Kamakura shogunate completely excluded those of the imperial family descended from Emperor Go-Toba from the Chrysanthemum Throne, thus forcing Emperor Chūkyō to abdicate. After the Genpei War, he, as the grandson of the late Emperor Takakura, who was also a nephew of the then-exiled Retired Emperor Go-Toba…
Imaginary portrait by Kōtarō Miyake, c. 1894