rokujo

Updated: May 23, 2025

The Emperor Nijo had died in 1166, after five years of effort, only partially successful, to restrain his father, Go-Shirakawa's, interference in the administration. Nijo was succeeded by his son, Rokujo, a baby of two years; and, a few months later, Takakura, then in his seventh year, was proclaimed Prince Imperial. Thus, Kiyomori found himself uncle of an Emperor only ten years of age.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era