Editing Emperor Juntoku (section)

==Events of Juntoku's life==
Morinari-shinnō became [[Crown Prince]] in 1200. He was elevated to the throne after [[Emperor Go-Toba]] pressured [[Emperor Tsuchimikado]] into abdicating.

* '''12 December 1210''' (''[[Jōgen (Kamakura period)|Jōgen]] 1, 25th day of the 11th month''): In the 12th year of Tsuchimikado''-tennō''{{'}}s reign (土御門天皇十二年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (''senso'') was received by his younger brother, the second son of the former-Emperor Go-Toba.  Shortly thereafter, Emperor Juntoku is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui'').<ref>Titsingh, p. 230; Brown, p. 341; Varley, p. 44; n.b., a distinct act of ''senso'' is unrecognized prior to [[Emperor Tenji]]; and all sovereigns except [[Empress Jitō|Jitō]], [[Emperor Yōzei|Yōzei]], [[Emperor Go-Toba|Go-Toba]], and [[Emperor Fushimi|Fushimi]] have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of [[Emperor Go-Murakami]].</ref>

In actuality, Emperor Go-Toba wielded effective power as a [[Cloistered rule|cloistered emperor]] during the years of Juntoku's reign.

In 1221, he was forced to abdicate because of his participation in Go-Toba's unsuccessful attempt to displace the [[Kamakura shogunate|Kamakura bakufu]] with re-asserted Imperial power.  This political and military struggle was called the [[Jōkyū War]] or the Jōkyū Incident (''Jōkyū-no ran'').

[[File:JuntokuGotobaTennoRyo.jpg|200px|thumb|Imperial tomb of Emperor Juntoku and Emperor Go-Toba, Kyoto]]
After the ''Jōkyū-no ran'', Juntoku was sent into exile on [[Sado Island]] (佐渡島 or 佐渡ヶ島, both ''Sadogashima''), where he remained until his death in 1242.<ref name="bornoff2005">Bornoff, Nicholas. (2005). ''National Geographic Traveler Japan,'' p. 193.</ref>

This emperor is known posthumously as Sado-no In (佐渡院) because his last years were spent at Sado. He was buried in a mausoleum,  the [[Mano Goryo]],  on Sado's west coast.<ref name="bornoff2005"/>  Juntoku's official Imperial tomb (''misasagi'') is in Kyoto.

Juntoku was tutored in poetry by [[Fujiwara no Sadaie]], who was also known as [[Fujiwara no Teika|Teika]].  One of the emperor's poems was selected for inclusion in what became a well-known anthology, the [[Ogura Hyakunin Isshu]].  This literary legacy in Teika's collection of poems has accorded Juntoku a continuing popular prominence beyond the scope of his other lifetime achievements.  The poets and poems of the Hyakunin isshu form the basis for a card game (''[[uta karuta]]'') which is still widely played today.<ref>Mostow, Joshua, ed. (1996). ''Pictures of the Heart: The Hyakunin Isshu in Word and Image,'' p. 437.</ref>

===''Kugyō''===
''Kugyō'' (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the [[Emperor of Japan]] in pre-[[Meiji period|Meiji]] eras.

In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time.  These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career.  During juntoku's reign, this apex of the  ''[[Daijō-kan]]'' included:
* ''[[Kampaku]]'', [[Konoe Iezane]], d. 1242.<ref>Brown, p. 341.</ref>
* ''[[Sadaijin]]''
* ''[[Udaijin]]''
* ''[[Nadaijin]]''
* ''[[Dainagon]]''