Emperor Kōkaku

Also known as Kokaku, Emperor Kokaku, Kōkaku-tennō, Koukaku, Kōkaku, Morohito, Prince Morohito

Emperor of Japan from 1780 to 1817

Key facts

Reign: 16 December 1779 – 7 May 1817
Enthronement: 29 December 1780
Predecessor: Go-Momozono
Successor: Ninkō
Sh guns: See list Tokugawa Ieharu , (1779–1786), Tokugawa Ienari , (1787–1817)
Born: Morohito ( 師仁 ) , ( 1771-09-23 ) 23 September 1771, Kyoto , Tokugawa shogunate
Died: 11 December 1840 (1840-12-11) (aged 69), Kyoto, Tokugawa shogunate
Burial: Nochi no tsuki no wa no misasagi , Kyoto
Spouse: Yoshiko ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1794 )
Issue among others: Emperor Ninkō

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Japan
Place of birth: Kyoto
Place of death: Kyoto
Father: Kan'in-no-miya Sukehito-shinnō
Mother: Ōe Iwashiro
Occupation: sovereign
Position held: Emperor of Japan
Languages spoken: Japanese
Family: Imperial House of Japan
Noble title: Emperor of Japan
Image: Emperor Kōkaku.jpg

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Commons category: Emperor Kōkaku
date of birth: 1771-09-23
date of death: 1840-12-11
name in native language: 光格天皇
place of burial: Tsuki no wa no misasagi
name in kana: こうかくてんのう
era name: Kyōwa
relative: Nashimoto Moriosa

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Emperor Kōkaku (光格天皇, Kōkaku-tennō; 23 September 1771 – 11 December 1840) was the 119th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kōkaku reigned from 1779 until his abdication in 1817 in favor of his son, Emperor Ninkō. After his abdication, he ruled as Daijō Tennō (太上天皇; Abdicated Emperor) also known as a Jōkō (上皇) until his death in 1840. The next emperor to abdicate was Akihito, 202 years later.

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