Emperor Go-Horikawa
Emperor Go-Horikawa (後堀河天皇, Go-Horikawa Tennō) (March 22, 1212 – August 31, 1234) was the 86th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He ruled from July 29, 1221 to October 26 (?), 1232. His personal name was Yutahito (茂仁).
Genealogy
The third son of Imperial Prince Morisada (守貞親王) (Go-Takakura-in, 後高倉院), the second son of Emperor Takakura
- Empress (Jingū): Sanjō (Fujiwara) ?? (三条（藤原）有子)
- Empress (Chūgū): Konoe (Fujiwara) ?? (近衛（藤原）長子)
- Empress (Chūgū): Kujō (Fujiwara) ?? (九条（藤原）竴子)
- First son: Imperial Prince Mitsuhito (秀仁親王) (Emperor Shijō)
- Fourth daughter: Imperial Princess ?? (日韋子内親王)
- Lady-in-waiting: Daughter of Jimyōin (Fujiwara) Ieyuki (持明院（藤原）家行)
- First daughter: Imperial Princess ?? (暉子内親王)
- Second daughter: Imperial Princess ?? (体子内親王)
- Lady-in-waiting: Daughter of Fujiwara Kaneyoshi (藤原兼良)
- Third daughter: Imperial Princess ?? (昱子内親王)
Life
In 1221, because of the Jōkyū Incident, an unsuccessful attempt by Emperor Go-Toba to seize real power, the Kamakura shogunate completely excluded those of the imperial family descended from Emperor Go-Toba from the Chrysanthemum throne, thus forcing Emperor Chūkyō to abdicate. After the Genpei War, he, the grandson of the late Emperor Takakura, who was also a nephew of the then exiled Retired Emperor Go-Toba, and Chūkyō's first cousin, was enthroned as Go-Horikawa.
As Go-Horikawa was only 9 years old at this time, his father Imperial Prince Morisada acted as cloistered emperor under the name Go-Takakura-in.
In 1232, he began his own cloistered rule, abdicating to his 1-year-old son, Emperor Shijō. However, being of a weak constitution, his cloistered rule lasted just under 2 years before he died.