Morohito, posthumously honored as Emperor Kōkaku, was the 119th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kōkaku reigned from 1779 until his abdication in 1817 in favor of his son, Emperor Ninkō. After his abdication, he... Wikipedia
Born: September 23, 1771, Remains of the Kan-in-no-miya Residence, Kyoto, Japan
Died: December 11, 1840 (age 69 years), Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Children: Emperor Ninkō, Katsura-no-miya Takehito-shinnō, Masuhito-shinnō, and more
Great-grandparents: Emperor Higashiyama, Nakamikado, and Fujiwara no Yoshiko
Great grandchild: Emperor Meiji
Grandparents: Emperor Sakuramachi and Kan'in-no-miya Naohito Shinnō
Parents: Kan'in-no-miya Sukehito-shinnō and Empress Go-Sakuramachi
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