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  Emperor Shirakawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇 Shirakawa Tennō) (July 7, 1053 – July 24, 1129) was the 72nd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
He was the first emperor to ostensibly retire to a monastery, but in fact continue to exert considerable influence over his successor.
Note: there's also a theory that Shirakawa was the actual father of Emperor Sutoku, officially the son of Emperor Toba, Shirakawa's grandson.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emperor_Shirakawa_of_Japan   (502 words)

  
 Emperor Horikawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emperor Horikawa (堀河天皇 Horikawa Tennō) (August 8, 1079 – August 9, 1107) was the 73rd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
His reign (1087-1107) was overshadowed by the cloistered rule of former emperor Emperor Shirakawa.
When his empress consort (kōgō) died, his son, Imperial Prince Munehito, who had become Crown Prince (and later became Emperor Toba) was taken to be raised by Horikawa's father, the retired Emperor Shirakawa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emperor_Horikawa_of_Japan   (232 words)

  
 Emperor Hirohito of Japan - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Emperor Hirohito of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
After Japan's defeat in World War II, his status was reduced to that of a constitutional monarch.
Emperor of Japan from 1926, when he succeeded his father Taishō (Yoshihito).
After the defeat of Japan in World War II in 1945, he was made a figurehead monarch by the US-backed constitution of 1946.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Emperor+Hirohito+of+Japan   (279 words)

  
 Horikawa (Kaiser) -- Kaiser Horikawa ?????) (1079 - 1107) war der 73. Kaiser...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Horikawa (Kaiser) -- Kaiser Horikawa ?????) (1079 - 1107) war der 73.
Kaiser von Japan Er bestieg 1087 - 1107 den Thron bis seinen Tod aber hatte keinen politischen Macht.
Kaiser Shirakawa erzog seinen Enkel selbst und machte ihn zum Kronprinz von Horikawa.
horikawa_kaiser.exsudo.de   (108 words)

  
 Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Emperor Go-Horikawa (後堀河天皇) (1212 - 1234) was the 86th imperial ruler of Japan.
It was published in the early 1990s and sort of predicted the malaise that Japan went through for the past decade.
This book by Herschel Webb is a thorough and interesting account of the role played by Japan's emperors in the Tokugawa period (1603-1868) and their relations with the Shogun's court.
www.freeglossary.com /Gohorikawa_Emperor   (529 words)

  
 Emperor Horikawa of Japan -- Emperor Horikawa (堀河天į...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Emperor Horikawa of Japan -- Emperor Horikawa (堀河天į...
Emperor Horikawa (堀河天皇) (August 8, 1079 - August 9, 1107) was the 73rd imperial ruler of Japan.
His reign (1087-1107) was overshadowed by the cloistered rule of Emperor Shirakawa.
emperor-horikawa-of-japan.en.tracking24.net   (58 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1107
Jump to: navigation, search Emperor Toba (鳥羽天皇; Toba Tennō) (February 24, 1103 –; July 20, 1156) was the 74th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Gaozong (June 12, 1107 - November 9, 1187), born Zhao Gou, was the tenth emperor of the Song Dynasty of China, and the first emperor of the Southern Song.
August 9 - Emperor Horikawa of Japan (born 1079)
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 ipedia.com: Emperor Horikawa of Japan Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Emperor Horikawa was the 73rd imperial ruler of Japan.
Emperor Horikawa (堀河天皇) (1079-1107) was the 73rd imperial ruler of Japan.
His son, later Emperor Toba was brought up by ex-emperor Shirakawa after the mother of child died.
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 Emperor Horikawa of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Emperor Horikawa (堀河天皇) (1079 - 1107) was the 73rd imperial ruler of Japan.
His reign (1087 - 1107) was overshadowed by the cloistered rule of Emperor Shirakawa.
His son later Emperor Toba was up by ex-emperor Shirakawa after the mother child died.
www.freeglossary.com /Emperor_Horikawa_of_Japan   (192 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1079
Events Corfu taken from Byzantine Empire by Robert Guiscard, Italy Byzantine emperor Nicephorus III is overthrown by Alexius I Comnenus, ending the Middle Byzantine period and beginning the Comnenan dynasty Alexius I helps defend Albania from the Normans (the first recorded mention of Albania), but is defeated at the Battle...
Events England - The Rochester Cathedral was completed Europe - The German Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor besieges Rome and gains entry, a synod is agreed upon by the Romans to rule on the dispute between Henry and Pope Gregory VII Styria - Ottokar II succeeds his brother Adalbero (died 1086 or 1087...
Events End of the reign of Emperor Sutoku of Japan Emperor Konoe ascends to the throne of Japan Henry the Lion becomes Duke of Saxony Births Muin ad-Din Hasan, Indian Muslim saint Farid ad-Din Attar, Sufi mystic poet Deaths April 21 - Pierre Abélard, French scholastic philosopher (b.
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 Emperor Heliogabalus - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Emperor Heliogabalus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
His original name was Varius Avitus Bassianus, but was named Elagabalus after the Sun god Elah-Gabal (the Greek Helios), whose priest he became while still a child.
Owing to the intrigues of his grandmother Julia Maesa, he was proclaimed emperor 218 and his position was secured when the emperor Macrinus was assassinated.
Elagabalus appears to have been deranged, and devoted his reign almost solely to the promulgation of his own worship.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Emperor+Heliogabalus   (132 words)

  
 August 9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
378 - Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople - A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths in present-day Turkey.
681 - Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube, after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta.
1999 - The Diet of Japan enacts a law establishing the Hinomaru and Kimi Ga Yo as the official national flag and national anthem.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/August_9   (1338 words)

  
 Definition of Emperor Horikawa of Japan
His father's kampaku, Fujiwara Morozane (藤原師実) became sesshō; (regent), but Shirakawa held actual power as cloistered Emperor.
When his empress (kōgō) died, his son, Imperial Prince Munehito, who had become Crown Prince (and later became Emperor Toba) was taken to be raised by Horikawa's father, the Retired Emperor Shirakawa.
He passed away at the age of 28, being succeeded by his son, Emperor Toba.
www.wordiq.com /definition/Emperor_Horikawa_of_Japan   (271 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Emperor Go-Horikawa was the 86th imperial ruler of Japan.
Preceded by: Chukyo Emperor of Japan Succeeded by: Shijo...
Emperor Go-Horikawa (後堀河天皇) (1212-1234) was the 86th imperial ruler of Japan.
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 Category:Japanese emperors - InformationBlast
This category contains the Emperors and Empresses of Japan.
The role of the Emperor of Japan (天皇, tennō) alternated between that of a high-rank cleric with largely symbolic powers and that of an actual imperial ruler, from the dawn of history until the mid-twentieth century.
Under Japan's modern constitution, the emperor is now a largely titular head of state (see Politics of Japan).
www.informationblast.com /Category:Japanese_emperors.html   (79 words)

  
 Ancient Japan Bibliography
Aston, W.G., tr., Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society, London, Supplement 1 (London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1896) 2 vols.
Kidder, J. Edward, "Reconsideration of the "Pre-Pottery" Culture of Japan," Artibus Asiae 17 (1954): 135-143
Kitigawa, Joseph M., "The Shadow of the Sun: A Glimpse of the Fujiwara and the Imperial Families in Japan," in Understanding Japanese Religion (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987), pp.
www.wsu.edu:8000 /~dee/ANCJAPAN/BIBLIO.HTM   (2285 words)

  
 August 8 @ GreatArtworks.com (Great Artworks)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
1509 - The Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire.
1945 - World War II - The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria.
1968 - Jurō Wada successfully performs Japan's first heart transplant.
www.greatartworks.com /encyclopedia/August_8   (871 words)

  
 TIMELINE 12th CENTURY page of ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WEB GUIDE
26 Dec 1194: German Emperor Frederick II born in Iesi, ITALY [Helleman, p.78] 10 Dec 1198: Arab philosopher Averroes (Abu-Al-Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad Rushd) dies in Marrakesh, Morocco [Helleman, p.78] De naturis rerum [On Natural Things] by Alexander Neckham (born 8 Sep 1157 in St.Albans, England) has first-known Western reference to a magnetic compass.
Nov 1165: Holy Roman Emperor Henry V (1165-1197) is born.
1195: Founding of Priory of St Mary's, Bushmead 1195: Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan is born.
www.magicdragon.com /UltimateSF/timeline12.html   (5788 words)

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