Wakashū. In 1156, after failing to put down the Hōgen Rebellion, he was exiled to Sanuki Province (modern-day Kagawa prefecture on the island of Shikoku). Emperor Sutoku's reign lasted for 19 years: 2 years in the nengō Tenji, 5 years in Daiji, 1 year in 'Tenshō, 3 years in Chōshō, 6 years in Hōen, and 1 year in Eiji. The site of Sutoku's grave is settled. This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) in Sakaide, Kagawa. He was also enshrined (or sealed away ... ) in Shiramine shrine (ja), Kyoto and Kotohira-gū in Kagawa Prefecture. The former is also associated with the god of football, worshipped by Kuge clan Asukai in times of yore, while the latter enshrined Ō-mono-nushi-no-mikoto, a god known to have restored harmony in Yamato (or blackmailed Emperor Sujin ... ) in exchange for worship and nepotism. The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Sutoku's mausoleum. It is formally named Shiramine no misasagi. Kugyō Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras. In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Sutoku's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included: Sesshō, Fujiwara no Tadamichi, 1097–1164. Daijō-daijin, Fujiwara no Tadamichi. Sadaijin Udaijin Nadaijin, Fujiwara no Yorinaga, 1120–1156. Dainagon Eras of Sutoku's reign The years of Sutoku's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō. Hōan (1120–1124) Tenji (1124–1126) Daiji (1126–1131) Tenshō (1131–1132) Chōshō (1132–1135) Hōen (1135–1141) Eiji (1141–1142) Legends After Sutoku's abdication and exile, he devoted himself to monastic life. He copied numerous scriptures and offered them to the court. Fearing that the scriptures were cursed, the court refused to accept them. Snubbed, Sutoku was said to have resented the court and, upon his death, became an . Everything from the subsequent fall in fortune of the Imperial court, the rise of the samurai powers, droughts and internal unrests were blamed on his haunting. Along with Sugawara no Michizane and Taira no Masakado, he is often called one of the “.”. Literary works from the Edo period such as and and ukiyo-e paintings by Utagawa Yoshitsuya depict Emperor Sutoku as an . In 2023, the heavy metal