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== Events of Kōkō's life == The first ''[[kampaku]]'' [[Fujiwara no Mototsune]] was influential in the process by which Kōkō became an emperor. At the time [[Emperor Yōzei]] was deposed, Prince Tokiyasu was already Governor of Hitachi and Chief Minister of Ceremonies (''Jibu-kyō'', 治部卿)<ref>Varley, p. 172; Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9 p. 429.]</ref> According to Kitabatake Chikafusa's 14th-century account, Mototsune resolved the problem of succession by simply going to visit Tokiyasu''-shinnō'', where the kampaku addressed the prince as a sovereign and assigned imperial guards. The prince signaled his acceptance by going into the imperial palanquin, which then conducted him to the emperor's residence within the palace. Curiously, he was still wearing the robes of a prince when he decided to take this ride into an entirely unanticipated future.<ref name="v172">Varley, p. 172.</ref> * '''February 4, 884''' (''[[Gangyō]] 8, 4th day of the 1st month'')<!-- [http://web.me.com/meyer.eva/www.yukikurete.de/nengo_calc.htm NengoCalc] 元慶八年一月四日 -->: In the 8th year of Emperor Yōzei's reign (陽成天皇八年), the emperor was deposed; and scholars then construed that the succession (''senso'') was received by the third son of former Emperor Ninmyō, who was then age 55.<ref>Brown, p. 289; Varley, p. 44; 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> * '''March 23, 884''' (''Gangyō 8, 23rd day of the 2nd month'')<!-- 元慶八年二月二十三日 -->: Emperor Kōkō is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui'').<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9 p. 124]; Varley, p. 44.</ref> * '''885''' (''Gangyō 9''): The era name was changed accordingly in 885.<ref name="v172"/> During his reign, Kōkō revived many ancient court rituals and ceremonies, and one example is the imperial hawking excursion to Serikawa, which had been initiated in 796 by Emperor Kanmu. This ritual event was revived by Kōkō after a lapse of 50 years.<ref name="v172"/> * '''January 11, 886''' (''[[Ninna]] 2, 14th day of the 12th month'')<!-- 仁和二年十二月十四日 -->: Kōkō traveled to Seri-gawa to hunt with falcons. He very much enjoyed this kind of hunting, and he often took time for this kind of activity.<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9 p. 125.]</ref> * '''September 17, 887''' (''Ninna 3, 26th day of the 8th month '') 仁和三年八月二十六日 -->: Kōkō died at the age of 57.<ref>Brown, p. 289; Varley, p.173.</ref> The actual site of Kōkō's [[grave (burial)|grave]] is known.<ref name="kunaicho"/> This emperor is traditionally venerated at a [[memorial]] [[Shinto]] [[shrine]] (''misasagi'') at Kyoto. The [[Imperial Household Agency]] designates this location as Kōkō's [[mausoleum]]. It is formally named ''Kaguragaoka no Higashi no misasagi''.<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, p. 420.</ref> ===Kugyō=== {{Nihongo|''[[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.<ref>Furugosho:[http://www.furugosho.com/moyenage/empereur-g2.htm ''Kugyō'' of Kōkō''-tennō'']</ref> 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 Kōkō's reign, this apex of the ''[[Daijō-kan]]'' included: * ''[[Kampaku]]'', [[Fujiwara no Mototsune]] (藤原基経) (Shōsen-kō, 昭宣公), 836–891.<ref name="b289"/> * ''[[Daijō-daijin]]'', Fujiwara no Mototsune.<ref name="b289"/> * ''[[Sadaijin]]'', Minamoto no Tōru (源融). * ''[[Udaijin]]'', Minamoto no Masaru (源多). * ''[[Naidaijin]]'' (not appointed) * ''[[Dainagon]]'', Fujiwara no Yoshiyo (藤原良世) * ''[[Dainagon]]'', Fujiwara no Fuyuo (藤原冬緒)
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