Emperor Juntoku

Juntoku
Emperor of Japan
Juntoku, Tenshi Sekkan Miei (15th century)
Reign	1210–1221
Predecessor	Tsuchimikado
Successor	Chūkyō
Born	October 22, 1197
Died	October 7, 1242 (aged 44)
Burial	Ōhara no Misasagi (Kyoto)
Spouse	Fujiwara no Ritsushi

Emperor Juntoku (順徳天皇, Juntoku-tennō^?) (October 22, 1197 – October 7, 1242) was the 84th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1210 through 1221.

Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina) was Morinari-shinnō (守成親王^?).

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

Morinari-shinnō became Crown Prince in 1200. He was elevated to the throne after Emperor Go-Toba pressured Emperor Tsuchimikado into abdicating.

In actuality, Emperor Go-Toba wielded effective power as a cloistered emperor during the years of Juntoku's reign.

In 1221, he was forced to abdicate because of his participation in Go-Toba's unsuccessful attempt to displace the Kamakura bakufu with re-asserted Imperial power. This political and military struggle was called the Jōkyū War or the Jōkyū Incident (Jōkyū-no ran).

After the Jōkyū-no ran, Juntoku was sent into exile on Sado Island (佐渡島 or 佐渡ヶ島, both Sadogashima), where he remained until his death in 1242.

This emperor is known posthumously as Sado-no In (佐渡院) because his last years were spent at Sado. He was buried in a mausoleum, the Mano Goryo, on Sado's west coast. Juntoku's official Imperial tomb (misasagi) is in Kyoto.