Emperor Kōkō
| Kōkō | |
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| Emperor of Japan | |
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| Reign | 884–887 |
| Coronation | 884 |
| Predecessor | Yōzei |
| Successor | Uda |
| Born | 830 Heian Kyō (Kyōto) |
| Died | 887 Heian Kyō (Kyōto) |
| Burial | Nochi no Tamura n misasagi (Kyoto) |
| Father | Nimmyō |
| Mother | Fujiwara no Takushi/Sawako |
Emperor Kōkō (光孝天皇 Kōkō-tennō?, 830 – August 26, 887) was the 58th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Kōkō reigned from 884 to 887.
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) was Tokiyatsu (時康親王?) or Komatsu-tei. He would later be identified sometimes as "the Emperor of Komatsu." This resulted in the later Emperor Go-Komatsu adopting this name (go- meaning "later", so "Later Emperor Komatsu" or "Emperor Komatsu II").
Tokiyatsu Shinnō was the third son of Emperor Nimmyō. His mother was Fujiwara no Sawako.
Kōkō had four Imperial consorts and 41 Imperial sons and daughters.
The first kampaku Fujiwara no Mototsune was influential in the process by Kōkō became emperor. At the time Emperor Yōzei was deposed, Prince Tokiaytsu was already Governor of Hitachi and Chief Minister of Ceremonies (Jibu-kyō, 治部卿)
According to Kitabatake Chikafusa's 14th-century account, Mototsune resolved the problem of succession by simply going to visit Tokiyatsu-shinnō, where the kampaku addressed the prince as a sovereign and assigned imperial guards. The prince signaled his acceptance by going into the imperial palaquin, which then conducted him to the emperor's residence within the palace. Curiously, he was still wearing the robes of a prince when he decided to take this ride into an entirely unanticipated future.
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