Emperor Juntoku

GENEALOGY

He was the third son of Emperor Go-Toba . His mother was Shigeko (重子), the daughter of Fujiwara Hanki (藤原範季)

Empress (chūgū): Kujō (Fujiwara) Ritsuko (?) (九条（藤原）立子)

---Second daughter: Imperial Princess Taiko (?) (諦子内親王)

---Fourth son: Imperial Prince Kanenari (懐成親王) (Emperor Emperor Chūkyō )

Lady-in-waiting: Daughter of Fujiwara Norimitsu (藤原範光)

---Sixth son: Imperial Prince Zentō (善統親王)

---Seventh son: Prince Hikonari (彦成王)

Consort: Daughter of Fujiwara Sayaki (藤原清季)

---Fifth son: Prince Tadanari (忠成王)

LIFE

In the year 1200 , he became Crown Prince . He became emperor after Emperor Go-Toba pressured Emperor Tsuchimikado into abdicating. It is said that Juntoku had a violent disposition, the opposite of the mild Tsuchimikado.

In actuality, Emperor Go-Toba ruled as Cloistered Emperor .

In 1221 , he was forced to abdicate for participating in Go-Toba's attempt to overthrow the Kamakura Bakufu (the Jōkyū War ).

After the Jōkyū Incident, he was sent into exile on Sado Island until his death in 1242 .

NAMES

Because he was sent to Sado Island , he was known posthumously as Sado-no-in (佐渡院)

ERAS OF HIS REIGN

Jōgen

Kenryaku

Kempō

Jōkyū

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