Emperor Horikawa
| Horikawa | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of Japan | |
| Reign | 1087–1107 |
| Predecessor | Shirakawa |
| Successor | Toba |
| Born | August 8, 1079 |
| Died | August 9, 1107 (aged 28) |
| Burial | Nochi no Yenkyō-ji no misasagi (Kyoto) |
| Mother | Fujiwara no Kenshi |
Emperor Horikawa (堀河天皇 Horikawa-tennō?, August 8, 1079 – August 9, 1107) was the 73rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Horikawa's reign spanned the years from 1087 through 1107.
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) was Taruhito-shinnō (善仁親王). He was also known as Yoshihito-tennō.
Horikawa was the son of Emperor Shirakawa. His mother was Fujiwara no Kenshi (藤原賢子), adopted daughter of Fujiwara Morozane (藤原師実).
He became Crown Prince and became emperor on the same day that his father abdicated. His reign was overshadowed by the cloistered rule of former emperor Emperor Shirakawa.
His father's kampaku, Fujiwara Morozane became sesshō (regent), but Shirakawa held actual power as cloistered Emperor. Horikawa filled his reign with scholarship, poetry, and music.
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.
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