Emperor Nijo was ill in bed from June 1165, and his condition became serious despite prayers for his cure, and so on August 10, he transferred the throne to his son Imperial Prince Nobuhito (later, Emperor Rokujo).
天皇は永万元年（1165年）4月末から病に伏し、治癒の祈祷にもかかわらず重態に陥り、遂に6月25日、皇子順仁親王（六条天皇）に譲位した。