Emperor Sutoku

Emperor Sutoku
崇徳天皇
Portrait from the Tenshi Sekkan Miei, c. 14th century
Emperor of Japan
ReignFebruary 25, 1123 – January 5, 1142
EnthronementMarch 18, 1123
PredecessorToba
SuccessorKonoe
BornJuly 7, 1119
DiedSeptember 14, 1164(1164-09-14) (aged 45)
Burial
Shiramine no misasagi (白峯陵) (Kagawa)
SpouseFujiwara no Kiyoko
IssuePrince Shigehito
Posthumous name
Tsuigō:
Emperor Sutoku (崇徳院 or 崇徳天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Toba
MotherFujiwara no Tamako

Emperor Sutoku (崇徳天皇, Sutoku-tennō; July 7, 1119 – September 14, 1164) was the 75th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Along with Sugawara no Michizane and Taira no Masakado, he is known as one of the "Three Great Onryō of Japan".

Sutoku's reign in the late Heian period spanned 1123-1142.