Emperor Kazan was the 65th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
10 Facts About Emperor Kazan
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Emperor Kazan faced a tough political struggle from the Fujiwara family; and at the age of nineteen, he was manipulated into abandoning the throne by Fujiwara no Kaneie.
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Kaneie told him that Ichijo already held the Regalia, and that there was no purpose in Kazan continuing to rule.
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Under some pressure, Emperor Kazan acquiesced, and went to the Gango-ji monastery.
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Emperor Kazan was accompanied by Kaneie's second son, Michikane, who was to enter religion.
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Emperor Kazan was told to visit these 33 sites, in order to bring release from suffering, by Kannon Bosatsu in a vision.
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Daijo-tenno Emperor Kazan died at the age of 41 on the 8th day of the 2nd month of the fifth year of Kanko.
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Emperor Kazan is buried amongst the "Seven Imperial Tombs" at Ryoan-ji Temple in Kyoto.
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The mound which commemorates the Hosokawa Emperor Kazan is today named Kinugasa-yama.
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The years of Emperor Kazan's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengo.