(from the article `Shirakawa`) 72nd emperor of Japan who abdicated the throne and then established a cloister government (insei) through which he could maintain his power ... ...the mid-11th century, began to decline. In the latter half of the 11th century, the emperor Shirakawa abdicated the throne in favour of his son ... ...of Jap...
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/25
Modern term describing a system whereby retired/abdicated emperors continued to rule from behind the scenes. Once commonly translated as
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http://www.samurai-archives.com/vocab.html
No exact match found.
