Emperor Takakura
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Emperor Takakura was the 80th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1168 through 1180.
Portrait from Tenshi Sekkan Miei
Only extant letter by Emperor Takakura
Tombs of Emperor Takakura and Emperor Rokujo.
Emperor Rokujō
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Emperor Rokujō was the 79th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1165 through 1168.
Emperor Takakura
…Throne, his personal name (his imina) was Norihito-shinnō (憲仁親王). Takakura was the fourth son of Emperor Go-Shirakawa, and thus uncle to his predecessor, Emperor Rokujō. His mother was Empress Dowager Taira no Shigeko, the younger sister of Taira no Tokiko, the concubine of Taira no Kiyomori. His empress consort was…
Imaginary portrait by Kōtarō Miyake, c. 1894
Tombs of Emperor Rokujo.