Emperor Go-Ichijō

Go-Ichijō
Emperor of Japan
Reign	1016–1036
Coronation	1016
Predecessor	Sanjō
Successor	Go-Suzaku
Born	October 12, 1008 Tsuchimikado Tei (土御門邸), Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
Died	May 15, 1036 (aged 29) Seiryō Den (清涼殿) in Dairi (内裏), Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
Burial	Bodaijuin no misasagi (菩提樹院陵) (Kyoto)
Father	Ichijō
Mother	Fujiwara no Shōshi

Emperor Go-Ichijō (後一条天皇, Go-Ichijō-tennō^?, October 12, 1008 – May 15, 1036) was the 68th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

Go-Ichijō's reign spanned the years from 1016 through 1036.

This 11th century sovereign was named after Emperor Ichijō and go- (後), translates literally as "later;" and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Ichijō", or, in some older sources, may be identified as " Emperor Ichijō, the second."

Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) was Atsuhira -shinnō (敦成親王). He was also known as Atsunari-shinnō.

Atsuhira was the second son of Emperor Ichijō. His mother, Fujiwara no Akiko/Shōshi (藤原彰子) (988–1074), was a daughter of Fujiwara no Michinaga. In her later years, Ichijō's chūgo consort was known as Jōtō-mon In (上東門院).

Atsuhira-shinnō was used as a pawn in Imperial court politics when he was only a child.

Atsuhira became emperor at the age of 8, upon the abdication of his first cousin once removed, Emperor Sanjō.

During the initial years of Go-Ichijō's reign, Fujiwara no Michinaga actually ruled from his position as sesshō (regent).

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