Emperor Gotoba
A Kamakura-period emperor skilled in literary and military arts, who was exiled to the Oki Islands after causing the Jokyu disturbance with his opposition to the Shogunate
1180–1239
Emperor Gotoba reigned from 1183 to 1198. His personal name was Takahira. He was the fourth son of Emperor Takakura, and his mother was Shokushi (Shichijo-in), the daughter of Nobutaka Bomon. He succeeded to the throne in 1183 after Emperor Antoku’s flight from the capital with the Taira clan. In 1198, he abdicated the throne to Emperor Tsuchimikado and commenced cloistered rule. After the death in 1202 of Emperor Tsuchimikado, his cloistered rule spanned the reigns of two more emperors: Juntoku and Chukyo. Establishing the Saimen no Bushi (warriors guarding the west side of the Imperial Palace) during this time, he placed even warriors allied with the Kamakura Shogunate, such as the governor of Western Japan and shogunal retainers, under his influence. Seeking to overthrow the Shogunate with military force, in 1221 he issued a decree for Yoshitoki Hojo, the regent of the Shogunate, to be brought to justice and raised arms for this purpose, giving rise to the Jokyu disturbance. Suffering utter defeat before the Shogunate’s armies, however, he entered the Buddhist priesthood in the 7th month and was then exiled to the Oki Islands, where he eventually died. Emperor Gotoba excelled in literary and military arts, managed a luxurious imperial villa, and often departed on pleasurable outdoor excursions. There are handwritten poems on Kai papers (the Kumano Kaishi poems) extant from poetic gatherings held over the course of the 28 Kumano pilgrimages he made. A first rate poet, he was deeply involved in the work of compiling the Shin kokin wakashu (New Collection of Waka Poems Ancient and Modern). He wrote personal poetry collections, including the Gotoba-in gyoshu (The Cloistered Emperor Gotoba Collection) and Ento On-Hyakushu (100 Verses by the Emperor from a Distant Island). He also wrote a work on poetic aesthetics, Gotoba-in onkuden (The Oral Teachings of Cloistered Emperor Gotoba), and a personal journal, Gotoba-in shinki (An Imperial Account by the Cloistered Emperor Gotoba). He took as his Buddhist names Kongori and Ryonen. He is entombed in the Ohara mausoleum in Kyoto’s Sakyo Ward, as well as in Ama-cho in the Oki Islands.
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