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314:Naruhito
290:michodai
195:Hirohito
164:monarchy
134:itself.
46:in 2019.
44:Naruhito
1346:Thrones
1162:Nihongi
1082:p. 122.
1034:Fushimi
1030:Go-Toba
994:p. 132.
883:p. 194.
859:Nihongi
675:p. 153.
660:p. 361.
646:p. 337.
603:of the
589:of the
576:of the
563:of the
556:England
537:of the
460:—as in:
419:清和天皇18年
392:Emperor
310:Akihito
301:Empress
263:curtain
138:History
126:to the
73:of the
69:is the
1351:660 BC
1296:
1269:; ou,
1254:
1207:
1187:
1111:p. 121
1032:, and
1006:p. 122
876:et al.
842:pp. 19
615:Sweden
471:Shinnō
441:Gangyō
359:, two
259:Taisho
199:regent
71:throne
1098:imina
1059:sokui
1042:sokui
1038:senso
1036:have
1018:senso
863:-271.
844:-21;
628:Notes
595:India
582:Tibet
569:Korea
565:Kings
552:Kings
543:China
493:Times
467:imina
458:senso
448:nengō
406:Jōgan
384:trope
168:Crown
146:This
118:In a
1294:ISBN
1252:ISBN
1205:ISBN
1185:ISBN
1040:and
1026:Jitō
977:2020
947:2020
916:and
477:貞明親王
361:lion
353:gold
312:and
274:賢聖障子
230:The
50:The
34:The
1063:See
744:).
740:by
580:of
567:of
554:of
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305:.
296:御帳台
251:高御座
87:高御座
64:kōi
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