{"id":"emperor-go-shirakawa","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-go-shirakawa","language":"en","name":"Emperor Go-Shirakawa","name_en":"Emperor Go-Shirakawa","name_ne":null,"description":"77th emperor of Japan (1155–58)","headline":"77th emperor of Japan (1155–58)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Emperor Go-Shirakawa  was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His de jure reign spanned the years from 1155 through 1158, though arguably he effectively maintained imperial power for almost thirty-seven years through the insei system – scholars differ as to whether his rule can be truly considered part of the insei system, given that the Hōgen Rebellion undermined the imperial position. However, it is broadly acknowledged that by politically outmaneuvering his opponents, he attained greater influence and power than the diminished authority of the emperor's position during this period would otherwise allow.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"18 October 1127","date":"1127-10-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317984#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Kyoto","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34600"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317984#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"26 April 1192","date":"1192-04-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317984#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Kyoto","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34600"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317984#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Japan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317984#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"emperor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39018"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317984#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Fujiwara no Kinshi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5507524"},{"text":"Taira no Shigeko","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11061157"},{"text":"Fujiwara no Seishi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11623279"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317984#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Emperor of Japan (23 August 1155 – 5 September 1158)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208233","start":"1155-08-23","end":"1158-09-05"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317984#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Shirakawa","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317984"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Emperor Go-Shirakawa born?","a":"Emperor Go-Shirakawa was born on 18 October 1127 in Kyoto."},{"q":"What positions has Emperor Go-Shirakawa held?","a":"Positions held by Emperor Go-Shirakawa include: Emperor of Japan (1155–1158)."}],"related":[{"name":"Hirohito","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hirohito"},{"name":"Akihito","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/akihito"},{"name":"Emperor Go-Sanjō","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-go-sanjo"},{"name":"Empress Meishō","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/empress-meisho"},{"name":"Emperor Go-Komatsu","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-go-komatsu"},{"name":"Emperor Taishō","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-taisho"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/emperor-go-shirakawa-0d697f8124.jpg","width":500,"height":520,"license":"Public domain","credit":null,"page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emperor_Goshirakawa.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Emperor Go-Shirakawa","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Shirakawa","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q317984","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317984","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Emperor Goshirakawa.jpg (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emperor_Goshirakawa.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Emperor Go-Shirakawa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Emperor Goshirakawa.jpg, Public domain.","cite":"\"Emperor Go-Shirakawa\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-go-shirakawa. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T08:55:06Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-go-shirakawa","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-go-shirakawa","ne":null}}