 emperor go-shirakawa (å¾ç½æ²³å¤©ç go-shirakawa-tennÅ) (october 18, 1127 â april 26, 1192) was the 77th emperor of japan, according to the traditional order of succession. his reign spanned the years from 1155 through 1158.titsingh, isaac. (1834). annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 188â190; brown, delmer et al. (1979). gukanshÅ, pp. 326â327; varley, h. paul. (1980). jinnÅ shÅtÅki. pp.205â208. this 12th-century sovereign was named after the 11th century emperor shirakawa, and go- (å¾), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "later emperor shirakawa". the japanese word go has also been translated to mean the "second one;" and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "shirakawa, the second," or as "shirakawa ii." == genealogy == before his ascension to the chrysanthemum throne, his personal name (his imina)brown, pp. 264; n.b., up until the time of emperor jomei, the personal names of the emperors (their imina) were very long and people did not generally use them. the number of characters in each name diminished after jomei's reign. was masahito-shinnÅ (éä»è¦ªç).titsingh, p. 188; brown, p. 326; varley, p. 205. he was the fourth son of emperor toba.titsingh, p. 190. his mother was shÅko (çå­), the daughter of fujiwara kinzane (è¤åå¬å®) major consorts and children * empress (chÅ«gÅ«): tokudaiji (fujiwara) ?? * consort (shinnÅ-hi): minamoto atsushiko (?) (æºæ¿å­) ** first son: imperial prince morihito (å®ä»è¦ªç) (emperor nijÅ) * court lady: sanjÅ (fujiwara) sÅko (?) (ä¸æ¡ï¼è¤åï¼ç®å­) * court lady: taira no shigeko (å¹³æ»å­) ** seventh son: imperial prince norihito (æ²ä»è¦ªç) (emperor takakura) * consort: fujiwara naruko ?? (è¤åæå­) ** third son: prince mochihito (ä»¥ä»ç) ==events of go-shirakawa's life== * august 22, 1155 (kyÅ«ju 2, 23rd day of the 7th month): emperor konoe died at the age of 17 years without leaving any heirs.brown, p. 326. * august 23, 1155 (kyÅ«ju 2, 24th day of the 7th month): in the 14th year of konoe-tennÅ 's reign (è¿è¡å¤©ç14å¹´), the emperor died; and despite an ensuring dispute over who should follow him as sovereign, contemporary sch
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