Emperor Ichijo
| Ichijō | |
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| Emperor of Japan | |
Ichijō
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| Reign | 986–1011 |
| Coronation | 986 |
| Predecessor | Kazan |
| Successor | Sanjō |
| Born | July 15, 980 Heian Kyō (Kyōto) |
| Died | July 25, 1011 (aged 31) Heian Kyō (Kyōto) |
| Burial | En'yū-ji no kita no misasagi (Kyoto) |
| Spouse | Fujiwara no Teishi Fujiwara no Shōshi |
| Father | En'yū |
| Mother | Fujiwara no Senshi |
Emperor Ichijō (一条天皇 Ichijō-tennō?, July 15, 980 – July 25, 1011) was the 66th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Ichijō's reign spanned the years from 986 to 1011.
Before he ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) was Kanehito -shinnō. Kanehito-shinnō was the first son of Emperor En'yū and Fujiwara no Senshi, a daughter of Fujiwara no Kaneie. Since there are no documented siblings, it is supposed that he was an only child.
Ichijō had five Empresses or Imperial consorts and five Imperial sons and daughters.
His reign coincided with the culmination of Heian period culture and the apex of the power of the Fujiwara clan.
In 984, he was appointed as crown prince under Emperor Kazan. It was rumored contemporarily that his maternal grandfather Kaneie plotted to have Kazan retire from the throne.
Ichijō ascended the throne at the age of six.
A son of Emperor Reizei, who was older than Ichijō, was appointed crown prince. Kaneie became the regent (Sesshō) and effectively ruled the state. After Kaneie died in 990, his first son and Ichijō's uncle Fujiwara no Michitaka was appointed regent.
Ichijō had two empress consorts. First was Teishi (or Fujiwara no Sadako), a daughter of Fujiwara no Michitaka, second was Shōshi (or Akiko), a daughter of Fujiwara no Michinaga, a younger brother of Michitaka. Most people thought it impossible to have two empress consorts, but Michinaga claimed that the empress held two separate titles, Chūgū and Kōgō, which were different in principle and could therefore given to two different women.
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