Emperor Go-Toba

Go-Toba
Emperor of Japan
Reign1183-1198
PredecessorAntoku
SuccessorTsuchimikado
Born6 August 1180
Heian Kyō
Died28 March 1239
Oki Island
Burial
Ōhara no Misasagi (大原陵) (Kyoto)
FatherTakakura

Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽天皇, Go-Toba-tennō, 6 August 1180-28 March 1239) was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[1] His reign started in 1183 and ended in 1198.[2]

This 12th century sovereign was named after Emperor Toba and go- () means "later". He is sometimes called the later Emperor Toba. In some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Toba the Second" or as "Toba II".

  1. Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 後鳥羽天皇 (82); retrieved 2011-12-20.
  2. Klaproth, Julius von (1834). Nipon o dai itsi ran: ou Annales des empereurs du Japon. Oriental Translation Fund. pp. 207–221.

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