Emperor Sutoku

Emperor Sutoku (1119–1164) was the 75th emperor of Japan, a son of Emperor Toba by Fujiwara no Tamako. Put on the throne at three in 1123, he was a figurehead under Shirakawa and then Toba, who in 1141 forced him to abdicate for his younger brother Konoe.

After Toba's death he rose in the Hōgen Rebellion of 1156, was defeated by Go-Shirakawa's forces, and died in 1164 in exile in Sanuki Province. He was later counted among Japan's three vengeful spirits and enshrined at Shiramine Shrine.