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Also known as Toba-tennō, Emperor Toba

Emperor of Japan

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Toba, a member of the Imperial House of Japan, was born on 24 February 1103, the son of Emperor Horikawa. He held the position of Emperor of Japan and was a citizen of Japan, speaking Japanese. His spouses included Fujiwara no Yasuko, Fujiwara no Nariko and Fujiwara no Tamako, and his children included Emperor Sutoku, Muneko-naishinnō, Go-Shirakawa and Emperor Konoe. Toba died of natural causes on 20 July 1156 at Anrakuju-in Temple, where he was also buried.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1946
Works
25

Top works

  • Hagure nagaya no yōjinbō
  • Kokoro gawari
  • Fukidamari nagaya ōsōdō
  • Yōjinbō kessenki
  • Kuramae zanshō

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1981
Active to
1982
disco

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
12,643
Total plays
42,596

Tags

funkhardcoreDiscorapcoreNu Metal

Toba was an alias of Tony Balch, making italo-disco styled songs in the early 80's. Members: Tony Balch: vocals, drums, percussion Sandro Gulino: keyboards, piano, electric piano, synthesizer Paul McGinley: Clarinet, backing vocals Gian Franco Cipolla: guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals Dave Harvey: bass, <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Toba">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Toba

Key facts

Reign
August 9, 1107 – February 25, 1123
Enthronement
January 15, 1108
Predecessor
Horikawa
Successor
Sutoku
Born
February 24, 1103
Died
July 20, 1156 (1156-07-20) (aged 53), Anrakuju-in
Burial
Anrakuju-in no misasagi (Kyoto)
Spouse
Fujiwara no Yasuko Fujiwara no Nariko Fujiwara no Tamako
Issue among others
Emperor Sutoku Princess Muneko Emperor Go-Shirakawa Emperor Konoe Princess Yoshiko

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of death
Anrakuju-in Temple
Occupation
ruler
Position held
Emperor of Japan
Languages spoken
Japanese
Image
Emperor Toba.jpg
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Commons category
Emperor Toba
date of birth
1103-02-24
date of death
1156-07-20
name in native language
鳥羽天皇
name in kana
とば てんのう
manner of death
natural causes
named by
Toba
place of burial
Anrakuju-in Temple
Sources (2)

via Wikidata · CC0

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Encyclopedic overview

HouseImperial House of Japan FatherEmperor Horikawa MotherFujiwara no Ishi [ja]

Emperor Toba (鳥羽天皇, Toba-tennō; February 24, 1103 – July 20, 1156) was the 74th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Toba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.