Emperor Sutoku of Japan
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Emperor Sutoku
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| Reign | 1123–1142 |
| Predecessor | Toba |
| Successor | Konoe |
| Born | July 7, 1119 |
| Died | September 14, 1164 (aged 45) |
| Burial | Shiramine no misasagi (Kagawa) |
Emperor Sutoku (崇徳天皇 Sutoku-tennō?, July 7, 1119 – September 14, 1164) was the 75th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Sutoku's reign spanned the years from 1123 through 1142.
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina) was Akihito (顕仁).
Sutoku was the eldest son of Emperor Toba. Some old texts say he was actually the son of Toba's grandfather, Emperor Shirakawa.
In 1151, Sutoko ordered Waka imperial anthology Shika Wakashū.
In 1156, after failing to put down the Hōgen Rebellion, he was exiled to Sanuki Province (modern-day Kagawa prefecture on the island of Shikoku). Emperor Sutoku's reign lasted for 19 years: 2 years in the nengō Tenji, 5 years in Daiji, 1 year in 'Tenshō, 3 years in Chōshō, 6 years in Hōen, and 1 year in Eiji.
The site of Sutoku's grave is settled. This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Kagawa. He was also enshrined (or sealed away...) in Shiramine shrine (Shiramine-jingū), Kyoto and Kotohira-gū in Kagawa Prefecture. The former is also associated with the god of football, worshipped by Kuge clan Asukai in times of yore, while the latter enshrined Ō-mono-nushi-no-mikoto, a god known to have restaured harmony in Yamato (or blackmailed Emperor Sujin...) in exchange for worship and nepotism.
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