Emperor Sutoku

Emperor Sutoku
崇徳天皇
Portrait of Emperor Sutoku by Fujiwara Tamenobu, 14th century
Emperor of Japan
ReignFebruary 25, 1123 – January 5, 1142
EnthronementMarch 18, 1123
PredecessorToba
SuccessorKonoe
BornJuly 7, 1119
DiedSeptember 14, 1164(1164-09-14) (aged 45)
Burial
Shiramine no misasagi (白峯陵) (Kagawa)
SpouseFujiwara no Kiyoko
IssuePrince Shigehito
Posthumous name
Tsuigō:
Emperor Sutoku (崇徳院 or 崇徳天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Toba
MotherFujiwara no Tamako

Emperor Sutoku (崇徳天皇, Sutoku-tennō, July 7, 1119 – September 14, 1164) was the 75th emperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2]

Sutoku's reign spanned the years from 1123 through 1142.[3]

  1. ^ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 崇徳天皇 (75)
  2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 80.
  3. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 181-185; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 322–324; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 204–205.