Emperor Toba
Emperor Toba (鳥羽天皇, Toba-tennō, February 24, 1103 – July 20, 1156) was the 74th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Toba's reign spanned the years from 1107 through 1123.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina) was Munehito-shinnō (宗仁親王).
He was the son of Emperor Horikawa. His mother was Empress Dowager Fujiwara no Ishi (藤原苡子)
Toba had three Empresses, some consort ladies and 14 imperial sons and daughters.
1101–1145 Second Empress (chūgū): Fujiwara no Shōshi/Tamako (藤原璋子), Empress Dowager Taiken (待賢門院), eldest daughter of Fujiwara no Kinzane (藤原公実)
- 1119–1164 Imperial Prince Akihito (顕仁親王), later Emperor Sutoku,
- 1122–1133 Imperial Princess Yoshiko/Kishi (禧子内親王) – Saiin at Kamo Shrine
- 1124–1129 Imperial Prince Michihito (通仁親王)
- 1125–1143 Imperial Prince Kimihito (君仁親王)
- 1126–1189 Imperial Princess Muneko (統子内親王) – Saiin at Kamo Shrine, later married to her brother, Emperor Go-Shirakawa. Named Empress Dowager Zyōsai (上西門院)
- 1127–1192 Imperial Prince Masahito (雅仁親王) – later Emperor Go-Shirakawa
- 1129–1169 Imperial Prince Motohito? (本仁親王), later became a priest under the name Kakushō (覚性法親王)