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Emperor Shirakawa of Japan
Emperor
Shirakawa
(白河天皇) was the 72th
imperial ruler
of
Japan
and the first to ostensibly retire to a monastery, but in fact to continue to exert influence over his successor. This process would become known as
cloistered rule
.
Lived:
1053
-
1129
Ruled:
1073
-
1087
Cloistered rule:
1086
-
1129
Preceded by:
Go-Sanjo
Emperor of Japan
Succeeded by:
Horikawa
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