Emperor Rokujō

Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina)^[2] was Nobuhito-shinnō (順仁).^[3] He was as Yoshihito- or Toshihito-shinnō.^[4]

He was the son of Emperor Nijō. He left no children.

He was made Crown Prince before his first birthday, and was enthroned at the age of 8 months.

• 1165 (Eiman1): The infant son of Emperor Nijō was named heir apparent (and this Crown Prince will soon become Emperor Rokujō.^[5]
• 1165 (Eiman 1, 25th day of the 6th month): In the 7th year of Nijō-tennō's reign (二条天皇七年), the emperor fell so very ill that he abdicated; and the succession (senso) was received by his son. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Rokujō is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui).^[6]
• 1165 (Eiman 1, 27th–28th day of the 7th month): The former- Emperor Nijō died at age 22.^[7]

He was pressured by the Taira clan to abdicate in favor of his uncle, who became Emperor Takakura.

• 1168 (Nin'an 3, 19th day of the 2nd month): In the 3rd year of Rokujō-tennō's reign (六条天皇三年), the emperor was deposed by his grandfather, and the succession (‘‘senso’’) was received by his uncle, the seventh son of the retired-Emperor Go-Shirakawa.^[8]
• 1168 (Nin'an 3, 19th day of the 2nd month): Emperor Takakura is said to have acceded to the throne (‘‘sokui’’), and he is proclaimed emperor.^[9]
• 1168 (Nin'an 3, 20th day of the 3rd month): Takakura succeeds Rokujo on the Chrysanthemum Throne.^[5]

Rokujō died at the age of eleven. Because of his youth, he had neither consorts nor children. Government affairs were run by his grandfather, Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawaascloistered emperor. His imperial mausoleum is designated as Seikanji no misasagi (清閑寺陵), located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto.

Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras.

In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Rokujō's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included:

• Sesshō, Konoe Motozane, 1143–1166.^[10]
• Sesshō, Matsu Motofusa, 1144–1230.^[10]
• Daijō-daijin, Fujiwara Koremichi 1093–1165.^[10]
• Daijō-daijin, Taira Kiyomori, 1118–1181.^[10]
• Sadaijin, Matsu Motofusa.^[10]
• Sadaijin, Ōinomikado Tsunemune, 1119–1189.^[11]
• Udaijin, Kujō Kanezane, 1149–1207.^[11]
• Nadaijin, Fujiwara Tadamasa.^[11]
• Dainagon

The years of Rokujō's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era nameornengō.^[12]

• Eiman (1165–1166)
• Nin'an (1166–1169)

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• Emperor of Japan
• List of Emperors of Japan
• Imperial cult

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