Emperor Takakura

Emperor Takakura
高倉天皇
Emperor Takakura, Tenshi Sekkan Miei
Emperor of Japan
Reign30 March 1168 – 18 March 1180
Enthronement29 April 1168
PredecessorRokujō
SuccessorAntoku
Born20 September 1161
Died30 January 1181(1181-01-30) (aged 19)
Burial
Nochi no Seikan-ji no Misasagi (後清閑寺陵) (Kyoto)
Spouse
(m. 1172)
Issue
Posthumous name
Tsuigō:
Emperor Takakura (高倉院 or 高倉天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Go-Shirakawa
Mother{fujiwara no ikushi}

Emperor Takakura (高倉天皇, Takakura-tennō; 20 September 1161 – 30 January 1181) was the 80th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1168 through 1180.