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One of these clans, the Minamoto clan (源氏) are also known as Genji, and of these, the Yōzei Genji (陽成源氏) are descended from the 57th emperor Yōzei.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"2 January 869","date":"0869-01-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349280#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Heian-kyō","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q751907"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349280#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"23 October 949","date":"0949-10-23"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349280#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Reizen-in","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11395367"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349280#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Japan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349280#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"waka poet","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11122954"},{"text":"writer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36180"},{"text":"Emperor of Japan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208233"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349280#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Yasuko-naishinnō","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106235963"},{"text":"Kyoko-joō","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106294014"},{"text":"Tomo no Yasuhira's daughter","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106296392"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349280#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Emperor of Japan (18 December 876 – 4 March 884)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208233","start":"0876-12-18","end":"0884-03-04"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349280#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Y%C5%8Dzei","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349280"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Emperor Yōzei born?","a":"Emperor Yōzei was born on 2 January 869 in Heian-kyō."},{"q":"What positions has Emperor Yōzei held?","a":"Positions held by Emperor Yōzei include: Emperor of Japan (0876–0884)."}],"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-yozei-8165e4b1f2.jpg","width":327,"height":456,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyakuninisshu_013.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Emperor Yōzei","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Y%C5%8Dzei","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q349280","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349280","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Hyakuninisshu 013.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyakuninisshu_013.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 Yōzei, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Hyakuninisshu 013.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Emperor Yōzei\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-yozei. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T07:57:51Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-yozei","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/emperor-yozei","ne":null}}