Emperor Go-Toba
| Emperor Go-Toba 後鳥羽天皇 | |||||
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Portrait by Fujiwara no Nobuzane, 1221 | |||||
| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | 8 September 1183 – 18 February 1198 | ||||
| Enthronement | 4 September 1184 | ||||
| Predecessor | Antoku | ||||
| Successor | Tsuchimikado | ||||
| Shōgun | Minamoto no Yoritomo | ||||
| Born | 6 August 1180 Gojō-machi no Tei (五条町の亭), Heian-kyō | ||||
| Died | 28 March 1239 (aged 58) Karita Gosho (苅田御所), Oki Islands, Kamakura shogunate | ||||
| Burial | Ōhara no Misasagi (大原陵) (Kyōto) | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Takakura | ||||
| Mother | Fujiwara no Shokushi (Shichijō-in) | ||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||
Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽天皇, Go-Toba-tennō, 6 August 1180 – 28 March 1239) was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198.
This 12th-century sovereign was named after Emperor Toba, and go- (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Toba". The Japanese word go has also been translated to mean the "second one"; and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Toba the Second" or as "Toba II".