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English: In his later years, it is said he wished the Daikaku-ji Imperial line to be unified after the enthronement of Emperor Gonijoin's eldest son (his own child), Imperial Prince Kuniyoshi, however Emperor Godaigo did not like to be in power temporarily, and the relationship between him and his father, Emperor Godaigo, gradually became fragile, as the result, it is presumed the cloistered government was stopped and the Emperor started the directly ruled government, but there is another theory that retired Emperor Gouda stopped his cloistered government by his own will, and more study is needed to determine the truth of the matter.
Japanese: 晩年は後二条天皇の長子（自らの嫡孫）である皇太子邦良親王の即位によって大覚寺統が早期に一本化する事を望んでいたと言われ、中継ぎに甘んじない後醍醐天皇との父子仲は次第に疎遠になっていき、その結果院政停止・天皇親政に至ったと推測されているが、院政停止は後宇多院自身の希望ともいわれ、なお考証を要する。
English: Since he restored Emperor Saga's imperial villa, the Daikaku-ji Temple, and ruled the cloistered government from there, it was called Daikaku-ji dono, later on that name represented Emperor Kameyama and Gouda's Imperial line.
Japanese: 嵯峨天皇の離宮であった大覚寺を再興しそこで院政を執ったため、大覚寺殿と称され、のちには亀山・後宇多の皇統を指す語にもなった。
English: Currently it is called Rengebuji no Misasagi in Asaharayama-cho, Kitasaga, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Japanese: 現在は京都市右京区北嵯峨朝原山町の蓮華峯寺陵（れんげぶじのみささぎ）となっている。
English: Emperor Gofushimi (April 5, 1288 - May 17, 1336) was the ninety third Emperor during the Kamakura period (his reign was from August 30, 1298 to March 2, 1301).
Japanese: 後伏見天皇（ごふしみてんのう、弘安11年3月3日（1288年4月5日）-延元元年/建武3年4月6日（1336年5月17日)）は鎌倉時代の第93代天皇（在位：永仁6年7月22日（1298年8月30日）-正安3年1月21日（1301年3月2日））。
English: 1308: After his brother, Emperor Hanazono was enthroned, since Retired Emperor Fushimi suspended ruling the cloistered government for a while, Emperor Gofushimi took it over and he ruled the cloistered government from 1313 to 1318.
Japanese: 1308年に弟の花園天皇が即位すると、しばらく後、伏見上皇が院政を停止したので、これを引き継いで1313年から1318年の間、院政を敷いた。
English: During Emperor Hanazono's reign, he negotiated with the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a Shogun) and tried to establish an agreement to send a successor to the Imperial throne from either party, the Jimyo-in Imperial line or the Daikaku-ji Imperial line (Bunpo no go-wadan (negotiation for reconciliation)), however it was not realized. (Please refer to the Ryoto Tetsuritsu section.)
Japanese: 花園天皇の在位の間、鎌倉幕府と折衝し持明院統と大覚寺統から交互に天皇を出すと言う取り決めを行おうとした（文保の御和談）が失敗に終わる（両統迭立を参照）。
English: 1318: After Emperor Godaigo succeeded to the throne, the Emperor Gofushimi continued to rule directly, he tried to overthrow the government in 1331and he was prevented.
Japanese: 1318年、後醍醐天皇が即位するとそのまま天皇は親政を続け、1331年幕府に反旗を翻し、捕らえられる。
English: "1333: Takauji ASHIKAGA responded to Emperor Godaigo's call to arms and overthrew the Kamakura bakufu, the cloistered government was suspended after Emperor Kogon abdicated, and Emperor Gofushimi became a priest.
Japanese: 1333年、足利尊氏が後醍醐天皇に呼応して鎌倉幕府を倒した結果、光厳天皇が廃位されると院政は停止し、そのまま出家した。
English: The Emperor was entombed in Fukakusa no Kita no Misasagi in Fukakusa Bo-cho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City.
Japanese: 京都市伏見区深草坊町の深草北陵（ふかくさきたのみささぎ）に葬られた。
English: Emperor Hanazono (August 14, 1297 - December 2, 1348) was the ninety fifth Emperor during the Kamakura period. (his reign was from December 2, 1308 to March 29, 1318.)
Japanese: 花園天皇（はなぞのてんのう、永仁5年7月25日（1297年8月14日）-貞和4年／正平3年11月11日（1348年12月2日））は鎌倉時代の第95代天皇（在位：延慶元年11月16日（1308年12月28日）-文保2年2月26日（1318年3月29日））。
English: The cloistered government was ruled by his father, Emperor Fushimi in the first half of his reign, and by Emperor Gofushimi in the latter half of the reign.
Japanese: 天皇である期間は、前半は、父の伏見天皇が、後半は、後伏見天皇が院政を敷いた。
English: After he abdicated from the throne, he looked after Emperor Kogon, he wrote a famous book called Kai Taishi sho in 1330 to admonish Emperor Kogon while he was Crown Prince, which predicted the coming upheaval period.
Japanese: 退位後は光厳天皇の養育を行い、1330年、皇太子時代の光厳天皇を訓戒するために記述した誡太子書は、来るべき動乱の時代を予見した文章として名高い。
English: He was a talented poet and one of the important members of the Kyogoku Group, he supervised the compilation of the Fuga Waka Shu (Collection of Japanese Poetry of Elegance).
Japanese: 歌道に優れ、京極派の重要なメンバーの一人で、風雅和歌集の監修を行った。
English: He also wrote his diary called "The diary of the Emperor Hanazono" (Shinki), and he often practiced sutra-chanting and Buddhist invocation, it is said he was well acquainted with the literature and was a religious person.
Japanese: 他にも『花園天皇宸記』と言う日記を残したり、読経・念仏を欠かさなかったなど、文人肌で信心深かったと言われている。
English: He was called 'the Cloistered Emperor Hagiwara' while he was in power and was given Tsuigo of Hanazono in after he died, named after the Sento Palace (the retired emperor's palace) of Hagiwara dono in Rakusei Hanazono.
Japanese: 仙洞御所である洛西花園の荻原殿にちなみ、生前は「萩原法皇」と称され、崩後花園院と追号。
English: The Emperor was entombed in Jurakuin no ue no Misasagi in Sanjo Bo-cho, Awataguchi, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City.
Japanese: 京都市東山区粟田口三条坊町の十楽院上陵（じゅうらくいんのうえのみささぎ）に葬られた。
English: Emperor Goshirakawa (October 18, 1127 - April 26, 1192), his reign was from August 23, 1155 to September 5, 1158, he was the seventy seventh Emperor in the late Heian Period.
Japanese: 後白河天皇（（ごしらかわてんのう、大治2年9月11日（1127年10月18日）-建久3年3月13日（1192年4月26日）、在位：久寿2年7月24日（1155年8月23日）-保元3年8月11日（1158年9月5日））は平安時代末期の第77代天皇。
English: After the enthronement to the Imperial succession, he ruled the cloistered government as the Retired Emperor Goshirakawa, however his government was often suspended due to the opposition between Emperor Nijo and Emperor Takakura.
Japanese: 譲位後は後白河院として院政を行うが、二条天皇や高倉天皇との対立により、院政停止に追い込まれることもあった。
English: After Emperor Konoe died in 1155, Emperor Goshirakawa was enthroned without becoming Crown Prince, when he was twenty nine years old, he was enthroned temporarily until Emperor Nijo's enthronement who was an adopted child of Bifukumon in.
Japanese: 久寿2年（1155年）近衛天皇が死去すると、美福門院の養子となっていた二条天皇即位までの中継ぎとして、立太子しないまま29歳で即位した。
English: Since Morihito was still young and his father, Prince Masahito was still alive, the enthronement before his father was questioned, he was considered by his father, Tobain, that he didn't have what it takes to be an emperor.
Japanese: 守仁はまだ年少であり、尚且つ存命中である実父の雅仁親王を飛び越えての即位は如何なものかとの声が上がったためで、父鳥羽院からは皇位の器ではないとみなされていた。
English: During this period, various artistic performances like Dengaku (ritual music and dancing performed in association with rice planting) and Sarugaku (form of theater becoming the basis for Noh) were spread among the upper class court nobles, Emperor Goshirakawa liked Imayo (Popular songs) and he studied eagerly.
Japanese: この頃、田楽・猿楽といった庶民の雑芸が上流貴族の生活にも入り込んでいて、後白河も今様（俗謡）を好み熱心に研究していた。
English: According to "Ryojin Hisho Kuden shu" (collection of Japanese poetry that has thirty volumes of poetry and ten volumes of orally transmitted tales), it is said the Emperor gathered some people to sing his songs to an audience when he was around ten years old.
Japanese: 『梁塵秘抄口伝集』に十余歳の時から、人を大勢集めて今様を歌ったことが記されている。
English: During this War, the guardian, FUJIWARA no Shinzei took the initiative and the Emperor remained in the formal role.
Japanese: この戦いでは後見の藤原信西が主導権を握り、後白河は形式的な存在だった。
English: In an effort to strengthen the political authority of the Imperial Court, after the War, Shinzei issued the Hogen edict, which imposed the Decree Restricting the Expansion of Private Estates, introduced regulations governing major temples and shrines, and restored the Imperial Palace.
Japanese: 乱後、信西は政権の強化に尽力し、保元新制を発して荘園整理令・大寺社の統制・内裏再建などを行う。
English: This enthronement was arranged beforehand and it is called 'The evaluation between Buddha and Buddha' "Heihan ki" (diary of TAIRA no Nobunori), a conference between Bifukumon in and Shinzei.
Japanese: これは当初の予定通りであり「仏と仏との評定」（『兵範記』）、すなわち美福門院と信西の協議によるものだった。
English: Most of the Emperor's father's private land was given to Bifukumon in and Hachijoin, while Emperor Goshirakawa took the estate of FUJIWARA no Yorinaga to make it an estate for the retired emperor and to establish an economic base for himself.
Japanese: 父の所領の大部分は、美福門院と八条院に譲られたため、後白河は藤原頼長から没収した所領を後院領にして経済基盤とした。
English: After Emperor Nijo's enthronement, opposition between the Goshirakawa in forces and the Nijo directly ruled government forces began, also, there antagonism grew between Shinzei and FUJIWARA no Nobuyori within the Goshirakawa in forces, so, three forces opposed each other inside the Imperial Palace.
Japanese: 二条の即位により、後白河院政派と二条親政派の対立が始まり、後白河院政派内部でも信西と藤原信頼の間に反目が生じるなど、朝廷内は三つ巴の対立の様相を見せるようになった。
English: During the night on December 9, In Palace and Sanjo dono were attacked by Nobuyori and MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo's forces and the Emperor was held in confinement.
Japanese: 12月9日夜、院御所・三条殿が、信頼・源義朝の軍勢による襲撃を受けて幽閉される。
English: Then, Shinzei was killed and Nobuyori took complete control over politics, however, TAIRA no Kiyomori, who was allied with Emperor Nijo directly ruled government forces, defeated Nobuyori and others, and as a result, Goshirakawa in forces were destroyed.
Japanese: 結果、信西は殺害され信頼が政権を掌握するが、二条親政派と手を結んだ平清盛が武力で信頼らを撃破、後白河院政派は壊滅する。
English: At that time it was Emperor Nijo who was in danger of being kidnapped, while Emperor Goshirakawa was ignored because he did not have much political power after Shinzei was killed.
Japanese: この時、争奪の対象になったのは二条天皇であり、後白河は信西が殺害され政治力を失っていたことから、ほとんど省みられていなかった。
English: After the War, Emperor Goshirakawa ordered Kiyomori to arrest FUJIWARA no Tsunemune and FUJIWARA no Korekata who were the main persons in Emperor Nijo's directly run government force.
Japanese: 乱後、後白河は二条親政派の中心だった藤原経宗・藤原惟方の逮捕を清盛に命じる。
English: It was presumed that Tsunemune and Korekata were accused of being the ringleaders who together with Nobuyori, organized the killing of Shinzei.
Japanese: 経宗・惟方は、信頼とともに信西殺害の首謀者であり、その責任を追及されたものと推測される。
English: In September 1161, Shigeko gave birth to the seventh Prince (Norihito), however, there was a lot of criticism from the public about the birth of this child.' ("Hyakuren sho" (History book from the Kamakura period))
Japanese: 応保元年（1161年）9月、滋子は後白河の第七皇子（憲仁）を出産するが、その誕生には「世上嗷々の説（不満・批判）」（『百錬抄』）があった。
English: Soon after, it became apparent that Prince Norihito organized a plot, TAIRA no Tokitada, TAIRA no Norimori, FUJIWARA no Narichika and FUJIWARA no Nobutaka were removed from their positions, and Goshirakawa's involvement into the politics was stopped.
Japanese: やがて憲仁立太子の陰謀が発覚し、平時忠・平教盛・藤原成親・藤原信隆らが二条天皇により解官され、後白河の政治介入は停止された。
English: In the following year, Tsunemune, the leading figure of Nijo's directly ruled government force, was allowed to go back to his hometown, and Tokitada and MINAMOTO no Sukekata were banished.
Japanese: 翌年には二条親政派の重鎮・経宗が帰京を許され、時忠・源資賢が流罪となった。
English: Although Goshirakawa strongly wished for Nijo to join him at the celebration for the construction of the temple, Nijo did not show any interest to visit Goshirakawa at all, Goshirakawa said, 'How can he refuse to visit me' (He must hate me) ("Gukan sho" (Jottings of a Fool)) and he developed a grudge against Nijo.
Japanese: 後白河は落慶の供養会に二条の行幸を熱望したが、二条が全く関心を示さなかったため「ヤヤ、ナンノニクサニ」（『愚管抄』）と恨みを抱いたという。
English: After Emperor Nijo died in 1165, Goshirakawa made a deal with Kiyomori to allow Prince Norihito become Crown Prince.
Japanese: 永万元年（1165年）二条天皇が死去すると、後白河は清盛と手を結び、憲仁親王の立太子を実現させた。
English: In 1168 the he forced Emperor Rokujo to abdicate to allow Norihito to succeed to the Imperial throne (Emperor Takakura).
Japanese: 仁安3年（1168年）には六条天皇を退位させて、憲仁を即位させる（高倉天皇）。
English: Shigeko was Empress during this period, however, she became Kenshunmon in after receiving an Ingo senge (a high rank given to the Empress orJunbo equivalent to the rank of retired emperor) when Goshirakawa became a priest.
Japanese: 滋子は皇太后となっていたが後白河の出家にともない、院号宣下を受けて建春門院となった。
English: During this time the relationship between Goshirakawa and Kiyomori was favorable, Goshirakawa showed his interest in the trading between Japan and Sung, when he granted a person from Sung an audience at Kiyomori's villa in Fukuhara in 1170, TAIRA no Kiyomori's daughter, TAIRA no Tokuko officially entered the Imperial Palace to become Emperor Takakura's wife in December 1171.
Japanese: この頃の後白河と清盛の関係は良好で、嘉応2年（1170年）福原にある清盛の別荘で宋人を引見して日宋貿易に興味を示し、承安元年（1171年）12月には清盛の娘・平徳子が高倉天皇に入内する。
English: In 1169 when the Lord of Owari Province, a local magistrate of FUJIWARA no Narichika, started a fight against Shito priest in Hie-jinja Shrine, Enryaku-ji Temple strongly demanded Narichika be banished.
Japanese: 嘉応元年（1169年）、尾張の知行国主・藤原成親の目代が日吉神社の神人と闘争事件を起こしたため、延暦寺は成親の流罪を要求して強訴する。
English: Goshirakawa accepted the banishment of Narichika because of political pressure from the Enryaku-ji Temple, since the Taira clan was friendly with Enryaku-ji Temple, Kiyomori became a priest under the supervision of the head priest of the Tendai sect, Myoun, or Shigemori did not act spontaneously on this matter.
Japanese: 平氏は、清盛が天台座主・明雲を導師として出家するなど延暦寺と友好的であり、重盛は積極的に動こうとしなかったため、後白河は延暦寺の圧力に屈して成親流罪を認める。
English: However as soon as the priests left the mountain, the situation and the attitude changed dramatically, Goshirakawa ordered Tokitada and TAIRA no Nobunori to be banished.
Japanese: しかし大衆が帰山した途端に態度は一変、事件の対応にあたった時忠・平信範の流罪を命じた。
English: Enryaku-ji Temple and the Taira clan provoked a backlash and made a plea to the Emperor, it suddenly became an urgent situation when Kiyomori came to the city, from Kiyohara, to gather Samurai for battle.
Japanese: 延暦寺と平氏は反発して再び強訴が起こり、清盛が福原から上洛して武士が召集されるなど、情勢は一挙に不穏となった。
English: In December 1172, the people from Iga Province fought against the priests of Kasuga-sha Shrine and one of their priest was killed, after this the priests from Kofuku-ji Temple demanded the ones responsible from Iga Province, be punished, they gave a sacred tree from Kasuga-sha Shrine to make the plea.
Japanese: 承安2年（1172年）12月、伊賀国住人が春日社神人と闘争を起こし神人が殺害されたため、興福寺の大衆は伊賀国住人の処罰を要求して、春日社の神木を奉じて強訴した。
English: In June 1173, the Tonomine (Temple) under the umbrella of Enryaku-ji Temple were burned in the attack by the priests from Kofuku-ji Temple because of the fight between Kofuku-ji Temple and the Enryaku-ji Temple.
Japanese: 承安3年（1173年）6月、興福寺と延暦寺の対立から、延暦寺傘下の多武峯が興福寺大衆の攻撃により炎上する。
English: After that, Goshirakawa announced he would remove the manor and branch temples from fifteen temples of Nara, the Kofuku-ji Temple was enraged and made a plea to the Emperor.
Japanese: 後白河は南都15ヶ寺の荘園・末寺を没官することを宣言、興福寺は激怒して強訴する。
English: Goshirakawa sent Gon no Betto (a steward) of Kofuku-ji Temple, 覚珍, to persuade the priests, and the situation settled down.
Japanese: 後白河は、興福寺権別当・覚珍を派遣して大衆を説得し、事態は沈静化する。
English: Goshirakawa treated Onjo-ji Temple extraordinary well and it was cause for people to make pleas on many occasions.
Japanese: たび重なる強訴の要因の一つには、後白河の園城寺に対する露骨な優遇があった。
English: At the ceremony held when Goshirakawa entered the priesthood, all eight monks followed by the priest who imparts the Buddhist commandments were from Onjo-ji Temple.
Japanese: 後白河が出家した際の儀式では、戒師以下8人の僧全員が園城寺の門徒だった。
English: This was cause for strong frustration within Enryaku-ji Temple which although still had the same background as the Tendai sect of Buddhism, but fiercely opposed Onjo-ji Temple, there were many fights that broke out between the Shinto priests who were under the umbrella of Enryaku-ji Temple and the Kokushi (Kunitsukasa) (the head of the local government) of Goshirakawa's aides.
Japanese: 同じ天台宗でありながら園城寺と激しく対立する延暦寺では不満が渦巻き、各地では延暦寺傘下の神人と院近臣の国司の間で抗争が絶えなかった。
English: In 1177 after the death of Kenrei mon in, the relationship between Goshirakawa and the Taira clan seemed to be getting worse, however, it did not collapsed.
Japanese: 安元3年（1177年）建春門院の死去によって、後白河と平氏の関係は悪化の兆しを見せていたが破局には至っていなかった。
English: The incident occurred after a substitute officer of the Lord of Kaga Province, FUJIWARA no Morotaka burned down the Palace of the Temple to go against Hakusan.
Japanese: 事件は加賀守・藤原師高の目代が白山と抗争して堂舎を焼き払ったことから始まった。
English: People from Enryaku-ji Temple made a plea demanding Morotaka be banished, however Goshirakawa strongly refused this and ordered Shigemori to protect him.
Japanese: 延暦寺の大衆は師高の流罪を求めて強訴を起こすが、後白河は強硬な態度をとり重盛に防御を命じる。
English: After this, there were incidents that occurred, for example, Shigemori threw an arrow and hit a portable shrine, etc, and people reacted badly to this and complained, then Goshirakawa had no choice but to order the banishment of Morotaka.
Japanese: 重盛の軍兵の射た矢が、神輿に当たるなどの不手際により非難の声が巻き起こり、後白河はやむなく師高を流罪にする。
English: Goshirakawa agreed and Myoun was removed from the head priest position of the Tendai sect and his private land was taken away, then was banished to Izu Province.
Japanese: 後白河も同意したため、明雲は天台座主を解任され所領も没収、伊豆に配流となった。
English: After the priests from Enryaku-ji Temple regained control of Myoun, Goshirakawa planned to abolish branch temples of Enryaku-ji Temples and manors, and ordered TAIRA no Tsunemori to go ahead with an the armed attack on Enryaku-ji Temple.
Japanese: 延暦寺の大衆が明雲の身柄を奪回したため、後白河は延暦寺の末寺・荘園の没収を図り、延暦寺武力攻撃を平経盛に命じる。
English: Tsunemori refused to send an army as he had no intention to fight against Enryaku-ji Temple, the supporter of the Taira clan, Shigemori and Munemori followed Kiyomori's order.
Japanese: 経盛は親平氏勢力の延暦寺と戦端を開くつもりはなく出兵を拒否、重盛・宗盛も清盛の指示に従うと称した。
English: However Saiko was arrested on June 1 and the Conspiracy to defeat the Taira clan by the In close aides became apparent (the Shishigatani Conspiracy).
Japanese: ところが、6月1日に西光が逮捕され院近臣による平氏打倒の陰謀が発覚した（鹿ヶ谷の陰謀）。
English: It is uncertain whether the conspiracy in fact proceeded any further or not, however it showed that the opposition between In government and the Taira clan became serious.
Japanese: 実際に陰謀計画が進行していたかは定かでないが、院と平氏の対立が激しくなっていたことを物語る。
English: Although Goshirakawa was not in trouble, later on he had to accept Emperor Antoku to become Crown Prince in 1178.
Japanese: 後白河に難は及ばなかったが、治承2年（1178年）安徳天皇の立太子を認めざるを得なくなる。
English: Goshirakawa was against it and he started applying political pressure to reduce the Taira clan forces in 1179.
Japanese: 不満を抱いた後白河は、治承3年（1179年）になると平氏の勢力を削減するため圧力を加える。
English: After Shirakawa dono (Taira no) Seishi died, Goshirakawa took Private land belonged to the Sekkan Family (family who was a regent to the emperor) and was under Seishi's control, and after Shigemori died, Goshirakawa took Echizen Province which Shigemori was in charge of ruling.
Japanese: 白河殿盛子が死去すると、盛子の管理していた摂関家領を没収、重盛が死去するとその知行国・越前を没収した。
English: Furthermore, he appointed Motofusa MATSUDONO's child, Moroie MATSUDONO to Gon (interim) Chunagon (vice-councilor of state), before appointing Motomichi KONOE who was supporter of the Taira clan.
Japanese: さらに親平氏派の近衛基通をさしおいて松殿基房の子・松殿師家を権中納言に昇進させた。
English: In 1180 Prince Mochihito issued his Highness's message to all the states and in Kyoto, he raised an army against the Taira clan, together with MINAMOTO no Yorimasa.
Japanese: 治承4年（1180年）、皇子の以仁王が諸国に令旨を発し、京都で源頼政と平氏打倒の軍を挙げた（以仁王の挙兵）。
English: This was not successful however all the Minamoto clan who received the message from Takakura no Miya Prince Mochihito, responded to this, when MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka (Yoshinaka KISO) in Kiso and Yoshitomo's son, MINAMOTO no Yoritomo raised an army, Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa supported them.
Japanese: この挙兵は失敗に終わるが、高倉宮以仁王の平氏討伐の令旨を受け取った全国の源氏が呼応し、木曾の源義仲（木曾義仲）、伊豆へ流罪となっていた義朝の子の源頼朝などが挙兵すると、後白河法皇はこれを支援する。
English: In 1181 when the Retired Emperor Takakura died, who had taken over the Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa, since there was no one who was able to rule the government, Goshirakawa again started ruling the cloistered government.
Japanese: 養和元年（1181年）、それまで後白河法皇に代わって院政を敷いていた高倉上皇が崩御すると、ほかに院政をとることのできる上皇がいない為、後白河院政が再開される。
English: Also when Kiyomori died from an illness, the Taira clan lost their political power and the Cloistered Emperor had more authority to speak out.
Japanese: また清盛が病死すると平氏の勢力は急激に衰え、法皇の発言権は拡大した。
English: In July 1183, when Yoshinaka KISO carried the attack into Kyoto together with Eizan, the Taira clan passed Emperor Antoku and Kenrei mon in to the opposition, then they escaped west caring the three sacred emblems of the Imperial Family.
Japanese: 寿永2年（1183年）7月には、木曾義仲が叡山と連携して京都に攻め込むと、平氏は安徳天皇、建礼門院らを奉じ、三種の神器と共に西へ落ち延びていった。
English: The Cloistered Emperor, who escaped to Eizan, returned to Kyoto and welcomed Yoshinaka KISO and MINAMOTO no Yukiie after they came to Kyoto from the countryside, then gave a command from a retired emperor to overthrow the Taira clan.
Japanese: 叡山に避難していた法皇は京へ戻ると、上洛した木曾義仲・源行家らを迎えて平氏追討の院宣を下す。
English: When the new Emperor was to be appointed from Retired Emperor Takakura's Prince, Yoshinaka recommended Hokuriku no Miya; Prince Yukiie who was the son of Prince Mochihito, Goshirakawa refused this recommendation due to his favorite lady, Eishi TAKASHINA's influence, and appointed Prince Takahira (the Emperor Gotoba), and he was enthroned by a command issued from a retired emperor since he did not have three sacred emblems of the Imperial Family.
Japanese: 高倉上皇の皇子から新帝を擁立する際には、義仲は以仁王の子の北陸宮を推挙するが、後白河は寵姫の高階栄子の影響でこれを退けて尊成親王（後鳥羽天皇）に決定し神器が無いために緊急措置として院宣により即位させた。
English: In September Yoritomo who had his political base at Kamakura, secretly asked to obtain the right to rule the eastern countries, Yoshinaka was isolated in Kyoto.
Japanese: 9月、鎌倉に本拠を置いた頼朝が密奏を行い、東国の支配権を認めさせると、義仲は京で孤立する。
English: Furthermore, he ordered them to hunt down and kill the Taira clan, the clan died out in the Battle of Dannoura in 1185.
Japanese: さらに平氏討伐の命令を出し、文治元年（1185年）、壇ノ浦の戦いで平氏は滅亡した。
English: Then there was a conflict between Yoritomo and the Cloister government, the Cloistered Emperor ordered Yoshitsune to kill Yoritomo.
Japanese: すると今度は、頼朝と法皇の間で確執が発生し、義経に頼朝討伐の院宣を下す。
English: However, Yoshitsune lost the fight, this time Yoritomo protested against Goshirakawa and cut off the supply of food to him, he then gave a command from the retired emperor to hunt down and kill Yoshitusne.
Japanese: しかし義経が敗れ、今度は頼朝の抗議と兵糧攻めを受けると、後白河法皇は頼朝に義経追討の院宣を下す。
English: In 1189 after Yoshitsune was killed, Yoritomo asked Goshirakawa to issue a command from the retired emperor to kill the FUJIWARA clan in Oshu (Mutsu Province), however he refused to do so.
Japanese: 文治5年（1189年）、義経が殺されると、頼朝より奥州藤原氏追討の院宣が願いだされるが、これを拒否した。
English: But when Yoritomo attacked the Fujiwara clan in Oshu (Mutsu Province), Goshirakawa issued the command to follow and kill the Fujiwara clan in Oshu, later on Yoritomo went to Kyoto and was reconciled with the Cloistered Emperor.
Japanese: しかし、頼朝が奥州藤原氏を攻めると、事後承諾の形で奥州藤原氏追討の院宣を下し、後に頼朝は上洛して法皇と和解。
English: However the Emperor firmly refused Yoritomo's application to become a seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") and for Kanezane KUJO to become the Chief Adviser to the Emperor.
Japanese: ただし、頼朝より願い出された征夷大将軍への就任と九条兼実の関白就任は断固拒否する。
English: Thus Yoritomo and Kanezane agreed to wait for the Emperor's death, when the Cloistered Emperor died in March 1192 at the age of 66, Yoritomo became a seii taishogun and started the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a Shogun) in July.
Japanese: そのため頼朝と兼実は法皇の死を待つことで一致し、建久3年（1192年）3月に法皇が66歳で死去すると、頼朝は7月に征夷大将軍を拝命、鎌倉幕府を開いた。
English: According to "Heiji Monogatari" (The Tale of Heiji), Goshirakawa was crazy about singing 'Imayo songs' and his half older brother, the Retired Emperor Suko made a critical comment about Goshirakawa by saying, 'He has no talent in literature, sword fighting, no special skills and no artistic skills'
Japanese: 『平治物語』によれば「今様狂い」と称されるほどの遊び人であり、「文にあらず、武にもあらず、能もなく、芸もなし」と同母兄・崇徳上皇に酷評されていたという。
English: Also he was called by MINAMOTO no Yoritomo, the 'No.1 Tengu (Mountain spirit) in Japan' which means the most boisterous person in Japan, since he used the Samurai forces, such as the Taira clan or Yoshinaka KISO, to keep his political authority and killed them when they were no longer needed, in another words he used and discarded people. (however recently there is another theory that this expression about Tengu is considered to be describing his close aide, TAKASHINA no Yasutsune.)
Japanese: また、自分の政権維持のために、平家や木曾義仲ら武士勢力を利用しては、その存在が邪魔になると討伐という形で使い捨てを続けた事から、源頼朝からは「日本国第一の大天狗」と評された（ただし、近年この大天狗の表現は、院近臣の高階泰経を指したのではないかとする説も出ている）。
English: There is a review about Goshirakawa written by FUJIWARA no Shinzei in "Gyokuyo" (the Diary of Kanezane KUJO), it is said 'He was the most stupid Emperor among Chinese and Japanese Emperors.'
Japanese: 『玉葉』に記された藤原信西の後白河評は「和漢の間、比類少きの暗主」。
English: It is said Goshirakawa had little morality, 'he will proceed to carry out his will once he decides, whether he is following regulations or not.'
Japanese: その暗君のわずかな徳として「もし叡心果たし遂げんと欲する事あらば、あえて人の制法にかかわらず、必ずこれを遂ぐ」（一旦やろうと決めたことは制法など無視して、必ずやり遂げる人）としている。