Emperor Kōkō
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Emperor Kōkō was the 58th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kōkō reigned from 884 to 887.
Portrait by Katsukawa Shunshō, 1775
Emperor Uda
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Emperor Uda was the 59th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Uda's reign spanned the years from 887 through 897.
Emperor Kōkō
…imperial family and appointed him Crown Prince. On the same day, the Emperor Kōkō died at the age of 58, and Prince Sadami ascended to the throne as Emperor Uda. Just 26 days before his death, the Ninna earthquake (according to the Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku), devastated the Kinai region. Also, in the same year…
Emperor Uda crop
A garden at Ninnaji