Emperor Antoku

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Emperor Antoku was a child sovereign of Japan from the Taira clan whose tragic death in the Battle of Dan-no-ura became one of the most famous episodes of the Genpei War.

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Emperor Antoku canonical 19

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Japan
child monarch
human
ageAtDeath 6
ascendedToThrone 1180
ascensionContext installed by Taira no Kiyomori
associatedClan Taira
associatedWork The Tale of the Heike
birthDate 1178-12-22
birthPlace Heian-kyō
linked to: Kyoto

Kyōto
linked to: Kyoto
burialPlace Akama Shrine
Shimonoseki
linked to: Shimonoseki City
clan Taira clan
conflict Genpei War
country Japan
deathCause drowning
deathDate 1185-04-25
deathPlace Dan-no-ura
Straits of Shimonoseki
linked to: Kanmon Straits
era late Heian period
ethnicity Japanese
father Emperor Takakura
givenName Tokihito
grandfather Taira no Kiyomori
historicalPeriod Genpei War era
linked to: Genpei War
house Yamato dynasty
language Classical Japanese
memorializedAt Akama Shrine
mother Kenreimon-in
Taira no Tokuko
notableDepiction Noh and kabuki plays about the Genpei War
notableEvent Battle of Dan-no-ura
notableFor child emperor during Taira–Minamoto conflict
death while fleeing at Dan-no-ura
politicalStatus rival emperor to Emperor Go-Toba after 1183
posthumousName Antoku
predecessor Emperor Takakura
reignEnd 1185
reignStart 1180
religion Buddhism
styleOfAddress Tennō
successor Emperor Go-Toba
title 110th Emperor of Japan

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Genpei War keyFigure Emperor Antoku
Taira no Kiyomori relative Emperor Antoku
Emperor Go-Toba predecessor Emperor Antoku
Battle of Dan-no-ura involvedPerson Emperor Antoku
The Tale of the Heike keyCharacter Emperor Antoku
Jishō–Yōwa War involves Emperor Antoku
Taira no Tokuko child Emperor Antoku
Tokiko relative Emperor Antoku
Tokiko stepmotherOf Emperor Antoku
Fukuhara capitalDuringReignOf Emperor Antoku
Akama Shrine dedicatedTo Emperor Antoku
Akama Shrine hasMainDeity Emperor Antoku
Go-Toba predecessor Emperor Antoku
Emperor Takakura child Emperor Antoku
Emperor Takakura successor Emperor Antoku
Emperor Takakura relative Emperor Antoku
Juei reigningEmperorDuringEra Emperor Antoku
Genryaku eraOfEmperor Emperor Antoku
Emperor Go-Toba predecessor Emperor Antoku
subject linked to: Takahira