Emperor Horikawa (堀河天皇 Horikawa Tennō) (August 8, 1079 – August 9, 1107) was the 73rd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign (1087-1107) was overshadowed by the cloistered rule of former emperor Emperor Shirakawa. His personal name was Taruhito (善仁). August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... Events Persian astronomer, Omar Khayyám, computed the length of the year as 365. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... Events William Warelwast becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito. ... Events May 9 - The remains of Saint Nicholas were brought to Bari. ... Events William Warelwast becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Cloistered Rule, also known as the Insei system, was a process used by some Emperors of Japan by which they would ostensibly retire to a monastery and hand over power to a successor, but continue to exert power and influence from behind the scenes. ... Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇) (July 7, 1053 - July 24, 1129) was the 72nd imperial ruler of Japan. ...

Genealogy

Horikawa was the son of Emperor Shirakawa. His mother was Fujiwara no Kenshi (藤原賢子), adopted daughter of Fujiwara Morozane (藤原師実). Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇) (July 7, 1053 - July 24, 1129) was the 72nd imperial ruler of Japan. ...

• 1099-1162 Imperial Princess ?? (悰子内親王)
• 1103-1156 Imperial Prince Munehito (宗仁親王) (Emperor Toba) - note: raised by his father, Emperor Shirakawa after Munehito's mother's death
• 1103-1159 Kangyō (寛暁) - High Priest
• 1105-1162 Prince ?? (最雲法親王) - Buddhist Priest; head priest of Tendai sect
• Imperial Princess Kishi (喜子内親王)
• Imperial Princess ?? (懐子内親王)

1099 also refers to a United States tax form used for, among other purposes, reporting payments made to independent Contractors. ... Events June 3 - Thomas Becket consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Events April 27 - Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, goes into exile after falling out with Henry I of England Amadeus III becomes Count of Savoy Bohemund I of Antioch is released from imprisonment among the Turks The Scandinavian city of Lund becomes a see within the Roman Catholic Church Births February... Events Prince Yuriy Dolgorukiy fortifies Moscow, regarded as the date of the founding of the city Establishment of the Carmelite Order Hogen Rebellion in Japan January 20 - According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of the lake Köyliönjärvi... Emperor Toba (鳥羽天皇 Toba Tennō) (February 24, 1103 – July 20, 1156) was the 74th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇) (July 7, 1053 - July 24, 1129) was the 72nd imperial ruler of Japan. ... Events April 27 - Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, goes into exile after falling out with Henry I of England Amadeus III becomes Count of Savoy Bohemund I of Antioch is released from imprisonment among the Turks The Scandinavian city of Lund becomes a see within the Roman Catholic Church Births February... Events In the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinals are given the right of election of the Pope. ... Events Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor deposed by his son, Henry V Tamna kingdom annexed by Korean Goryeo Dynasty. ... Events June 3 - Thomas Becket consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Tendai (Japanese: 天台宗, Tendai-shū) is a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism, a descendant of the Chinese Tiantai or Lotus Sutra school. ...

Consorts and Empresses

• 1060-1114 Empress (chūgū): Imperial Princess ?? (篤子内親王) - fourth daughter of Emperor Go-Sanjō, and hence his aunt
• 1076-1103 Empress (kōgō): Fujiwara ?? (藤原苡子)
•  ????-1126 Lady-in-waiting: Minamoto ?? (源仁子) - Daughter of Prince ?? (康資王)
•  ????-1129 Lady-in-waiting: Fujiwara ?? (藤原宗子), daughter of Fujiwara (藤原隆宗) - later wife of Fujiwara ?? (藤原家保)
• Daughter of Fujiwara ?? (藤原時経)

Events May - The Norman leader Robert Guiscard conquers Taranto. ... Events January 7 - Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England, marries Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Births Deaths Categories: 1114 ... Emperor Go-Sanjō (後三条天皇 Go-Sanjō Tennō) (September 3, 1034 – June 15, 1073) was the 71st imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Events February 14 - Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ... Events April 27 - Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, goes into exile after falling out with Henry I of England Amadeus III becomes Count of Savoy Bohemund I of Antioch is released from imprisonment among the Turks The Scandinavian city of Lund becomes a see within the Roman Catholic Church Births February... Fujiwara (藤原) can refer to: The Fujiwara clan and its members Kamatari Fujiwara Keiji Fujiwara Fujiwara-no-Sai, character of Hikaru no Go Takumi Tak Fujiwara, character of Initial D Zakuro Fujiwara, character of Tokyo Mew Mew (Known as Renee Roberts in the Mew Mew Power English anime) This... Events Rutherglen becomes one of the first Royal Burghs in Scotland. ... Lady in Waiting is an album by American southern rock band The Outlaws, released in 1976. ... Minamoto (源) was an honorary surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period to their sons and grandsons after accepting them as royal subjects. ... Events Emperor Toba of Japan begins his cloistered rule sharing power with Sutuku, ex-emperor Shirakawas son. ...

Life

He became Crown Prince on the eleventh month, twenty-sixth day (or November 26?), and became emperor on the same day upon the abdication of his father. His father's kampaku, Fujiwara Morozane became sesshō (regent), but Shirakawa held actual power as cloistered Emperor. Horikawa filled his reign with scholarship, tanka, and music. A Crown Prince or Crown Princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ... Cloistered Rule, also known as the Insei system, was a process used by some Emperors of Japan by which they would ostensibly retire to a monastery and hand over power to a successor, but continue to exert power and influence from behind the scenes. ... See Waka (disambiguation) for other usages. ...

When his empress consort (kōgō) died, his son, Imperial Prince Munehito, who had become Crown Prince (and later became Emperor Toba) was taken to be raised by Horikawa's father, the retired Emperor Shirakawa. A Crown Prince or Crown Princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. ... Emperor Toba (鳥羽天皇 Toba Tennō) (February 24, 1103 – July 20, 1156) was the 74th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇) (July 7, 1053 - July 24, 1129) was the 72nd imperial ruler of Japan. ...

He died at the age of 28, being succeeded by his son, Emperor Toba.

Eras of his reign

• Ōtoku
• Kanji
• Kahō
• Eichō
• Jōtoku
• Kōwa
• Chōji
• Kajō