History: Emperors - Reign by period

 
Asuka
Nara
Heian
Kamakura
Muromachi
Momoyama
Edo
Meiji





 


Tenno - Reign Tenno, means Emperor.
The Go- prefix, refers to the second Emperor using that name.
Asuka
Kimmei (29th) - 539-571
Bidatsu - 572-585
Yomei - 585-587
Sushun - 587-592
Suiko (empress) - 593-628 		Jomei - 629-641
Kogyoku (empress) - 642-645
Kotoku - 645-654
Saimei (empress) - 655-661
Tenchi (Tenji) - 661-672 		Kobun - 672
Temmu (Tenmu) - 673-686
Jito (empress) - 686-697
Mommu - 697-707

Nara
Gemmyo (empress) - 707-715
Gensho (empress) - 715-724
Shomu - 724-749		 Koken (empress) - 749-758
Junnin - 758-764
Shotoku (empress) - 764-770
Koken & Shotoku is the same person with two seperate reigns.
Konin - 770-781

Heian
Kammu (50th) - 781-806
Heijo (Heizei) - 806-809
Saga - 809-823
Junna - 823-833
Nimmyo - 833-850
Montoku - 850-858
Seiwa - 858-876
Yozei - 876-884
Koko - 884-887
Uda - 887-897
Daigo - 897-930

Fujiwara Yoshifusa (804-872)
is sessho for his under aged
grandson Seiwa.
 Suzaku - 930-946
Murakami - 946-967
Reizei - 967-969
Enyu - 969-984
Kazan - 984-986
Ichijo - 986-1011
Sanjo - 1011-1016
Go-Ichijo - 1016-1036
Go-Suzaku - 1036-1045
Go-Reizei - 1045-1068
Go-Sanjo - 1068-1073

Fujiwara Tadahira (880-949)
is sessho for the under age
emperor Suzaku. 		Shirakawa - 1073-1087
Horikawa - 1087-1107
Toba - 1107-1123
Sutoku - 1123-1142
Konoe - 1142-1155
Go-Shirakawa - 1155-1158
Nijo - 1159-1165
Rokujo - 1165-1168
Takakura - 1168-1180
Antoku - 1180-1185


Fujiwara Yorimichi (992-1074)
governs as kampaku
Fujiwara control: 890-1185

Kamakura
Go-Toba (82nd) - 1183-1198
Tsuchi-Mikado - 1198-1210
Juntoku - 1210-1221
Chukyo - 1221
Go-Horikawa - 1221-1232		 Shijo - 1232-1242
Go-Saga - 1242-1246
Go-Fukakusa - 1246-1260
Kameyama - 1260-1274
Go-Uda - 1274-1287		 Fushimi - 1288-1298
Go-Fushimi - 1298-1301
Go-Nijo - 1301-1308
Hanazono - 1308-1318
Go-Daigo - 1318-1339

Muromachi
Southern Dynasty Northern Dynasty
Go-Daigo enko - 1331-1334
Kemmu - 1334-1336
Engen - 1336-1339
Go-Murikami - 1339-1368
Chokei - 1368-1383
Go-Kameyama - 1383-1392		 Kogon - 1331-1333
Komyo - 1336-1348
Suko - 1348-1351
Go-Kogon - 1351-1371
Go-En-yu - 1371-1382
Reunion of North & South 1392  
Go-Komatsu - 1382-1412
Shoko - 1412-1428
Go-Hanazono - 1428-1464
 Go-Tsuchi-Mikado - 1464-1500
Go-Kashiwabara - 1500-1526
Go-Nara - 1526-1557

Momoyama
Ogimachi(106th) - 1557-1586
 Go-Yozei - 1586-1611

Edo
Go-Mizuno - 1611-1629
Myosho (empress) - 1629-1643
Go-Komyo - 1643-1654
Go-Saiin (Gosai) - 1655-1663
Reigen - 1663-1687		 Higashiyama - 1687-1709
Naka-Mikado - 1709-1735
Sakuramachi - 1735-1747
Momozono - 1747-1762
Go-Sakuramachi - 1762-1771
(empress)
 Go-Momozono - 1771-1779
Kokaku - 1780-1817
Ninko - 1817-1846
Komei - 1847-1867

Meiji
Mutsuhito - 1867-1912