Emperor Daijō
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Who is Emperor Daijō?
Daijō Tennō or Dajō Tennō was a Japanese Emperor who abdicated in favor of a successor. It is often shortened as Jōkō.
As defined in the Taihō Code, although retired, a Daijō Tennō could still exert power. The first such example of Daijō Tennō is the Empress Jitō in the 7th century.
A retired emperor sometimes entered the Buddhist monastic community, becoming a cloistered emperor.
This practice was rather common during the Heian period.
The last Emperor to rule as a Jōkō was Emperor Kōkaku. The Emperor later created an incident called the "Songo incident". The emperor disputed with the Tokugawa Shogunate about his intention to give a title of Abdicated Emperor to his father, who was an Imperial Prince Sukehito.
A total of 62 Japanese emperors abdicated. An incomplete list follows:
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