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Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽天皇 Go-Toba-tennō) (August 6 1180 – March 28 1239) was the 82nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198.This 12th-century sovereign was named after Emperor Toba and go- (後) translates literally as later; and thus he is sometimes called the Later Emperor Toba.