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Princess Junshi
Princess Junshi (珣子内親王, or, Shin-Muromachi-in, 新室町院; 1311 – 11 June 1337) was a Japanese Princess and an Empress consort (''Chūgū'') of Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan. She was a Princess of Japan as the daughter of Emperor Go-Fushimi was the 93rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1298 to 1301. This 13th-century sovereign was named after his father, Emperor Fushimi and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as ... of Japan and the Court Lady Saionji (Fujiwara) Neishi. She married Emperor Go-Daigo, whose grandfather was her grandfather's paternal uncle. Later on, she became known as Empress Dowager Shin-Muromachi-in. ;Issue: * Imperial Princess Sachiko (幸子内親王) (1335–?) Notes Japanese empresses Japanese princesses 1311 births 1337 deaths Emperor Go-Daigo History articles needing translation from Japanese Wikipedia {{Japan-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Empresses
The Empress of Japan is the title given to the wife of the Emperor of Japan or a female ruler in her own right. In Japanese, the empress consort is called . The current empress consort is Empress Masako, who ascended the throne with her husband on 1 May 2019. Much like their male counterparts, female rulers who ascend the throne by their birthright are referred to as 天皇 (''tennō''), but can also be referred to as 女性天皇 (''josei tennō'') or 女帝 (''jotei''). ''josei tennō'' refers only to an empress regnant of Japan, and ''jotei'' refers to an empress regnant of any countries. Empresses regnant There were eight female imperial reigns (six female emperors including two who reigned twice) in Japan's early history between 593 and 770, and two more in the early modern period (Edo period). Although there were eight reigning empresses, with only one exception their successors were selected from amongst the males of the paternal Imperial bloodline. After many centuries, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Go-Daigo
Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇 ''Go-Daigo-tennō'') (26 November 1288 – 19 September 1339) was the 96th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')後醍醐天皇 (96) retrieved 2013-8-28. according to the traditional order of succession. He successfully overthrew the Kamakura shogunate in 1333 and established the short lived Kenmu Restoration to bring the Imperial House back into power. This was to be the last time the emperor had real power until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.Sansom 1977: 22–42. The Kenmu restoration was in turn overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji in 1336, ushering in the Ashikaga shogunate, and split the imperial family into two opposing factions between the Ashikaga backed Northern Court situated in Kyoto and the Southern Court based in Yoshino led by Go-Daigo and his later successors. This 14th-century sovereign personally chose his posthumous name after the 9th-century Emperor Daigo and ''go-'' (後), translates as "later", and he is thu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial House Of Japan
The , also referred to as the Imperial Family or the House of Yamato, comprises those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties. Under the present Constitution of Japan, the Emperor is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people". Other members of the Imperial Family perform ceremonial and social duties, but have no role in the affairs of government. The duties as an Emperor are passed down the line to their male children. This Japanese monarchy is the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world. The Imperial House recognizes 126 monarchs, beginning with Emperor Jimmu (traditionally dated to 11 February 660 BC), and continuing up to the current emperor, Naruhito. However, scholars have agreed that there is no evidence of Jimmu's existence, that the traditional narrative of Japan’s founding is mythical, and that Jimmu is a mythical figure. Historical evidence for the first 25 emperors is mythical, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Go-Fushimi
was the 93rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1298 to 1301. This 13th-century sovereign was named after his father, Emperor Fushimi and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Fushimi". The Japanese word ''go'' has also been translated to mean the "second one"; and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Fushimi, the second", or as "Fushimi II". Family Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was . He was the eldest son of Emperor Fushimi. They belonged to the ''Jimyōin-tō'' branch of the Imperial Family. *Court Lady: Saionji (Fujiwara) Neishi / Yasuko (西園寺（藤原）寧子) later Kōgimon'in (広義門院; 1292–1337), Saionji Sanekane's daughter **First daughter: Imperial Princess Junshi (珣子内親王) **Third son: Imperial Prince Kazuhito (量仁親王) later Emperor Kōgon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saionji Neishi
Saionji (Fujiwara) Neishi / Yasuko (西園寺（藤原）寧子) later Kōgimon'in (広義門院; 1292–1337) was a Japanese Court lady. She was Saionji Sanekane's daughter, and the consort of Emperor Go-Fushimi. She became the mother of several children with the emperor: **First daughter: Imperial Princess Junshi Princess Junshi (珣子内親王, or, Shin-Muromachi-in, 新室町院; 1311 – 11 June 1337) was a Japanese Princess and an Empress consort (''Chūgū'') of Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan. She was a Princess of Japan as the daughter of Emperor Go- ... (珣子内親王) **Third son: Imperial Prince Kazuhito (量仁親王) later Emperor KōgonVarley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki: A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-04940-5; OCLC 5914584 **Fifth son: Imperial Prince Kagehito (景仁親王; b. 1315) **Second daughter: Imperial Princess Kenshi / Kaneko (兼子内親王) **Ninth son: Imperial Prince Yutahito (豊 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the city had a population of 1.46 million. The city is the cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people. Kyoto is one of the oldest municipalities in Japan, having been chosen in 794 as the new seat of Japan's imperial court by Emperor Kanmu. The original city, named Heian-kyō, was arranged in accordance with traditional Chinese feng shui following the model of the ancient Chinese capital of Chang'an/Luoyang. The emperors of Japan ruled from Kyoto in the following eleven centuries until 1869. It was the scene of several key events of the Muromachi period, Sengoku period, and the Boshin War, such as the Ōnin War, the Honn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saionji Kishi
, or more formally , was an Empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan.Mori Shigeaki. Go-Daigo tennō: nanboku-chō dōran o irodotta haō (後醍醐天皇: 南北朝動乱を彩った覇王). Tokyo: Chūōkōronshinsha, 2000. She was given the regnal name () in 1332 when her husband was banished, but it was abolished when he returned to the chrysanthemum throne in 1333. Later she was given the second regnal name upon her death. She was also an excellent poet, 14 of whose ''waka'' poetry are included in ''chokusen wakashū'' (imperially-commissioned anthologies). Biography She was born as the 3rd daughter of Saionji Sanekane (西園寺実兼). She eloped with then-Crown Prince Takaharu (later Emperor Go-Daigo) in 1313 and officially got married with him in 1314. Prince Takaharu acceded to the throne as Emperor Go-Daigo in the 2nd lunar month, 1318 and Kishi was made in the 4th lunar month of the same year. She was made Empress consort (chūg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), mother (empress dowager), or a woman who rules in her own right and name (empress regnant). Emperors are generally recognized to be of the highest monarchic honour, honor and royal and noble ranks, rank, surpassing kings. In Europe, the title of Emperor has been used since the Middle Ages, considered in those times equal or almost equal in dignity to that of Pope due to the latter's position as visible head of the Church and spiritual leader of the Catholic part of Western Europe. The Emperor of Japan is the only currently List of current sovereign monarchs, reigning monarch whose title is translated into English as "Emperor". Both emperors and kings are monarchs or sovereigns, but both emperor and empress are considered the higher monarch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Masako
, also known as Kazu-ko, was the Empress consort of Japan as wife of Emperor Go-Mizunoo. She was a prominent and influential figure the Imperial-shogunate ties and relations, because of her collaboration with her parents Oeyo and Tokugawa Hidetada, the second ''shōgun'' of the Edo period. History * 1620 (''Genna 6''): Masako entered the palace as a consort of the Emperor Go-Mizunoo. Although there was already a concubine for Go-Mizunoo, the marriage to Masako was celebrated with great pomp. * 1624: Masako is granted the title of chūgū (中宮), indicating she was a second legitimate wife and therefore an established Empress Consort. She is the first consort to hold this title since the reign of Emperor Go-Hanazono. * 1629: When the Emperor Go-Mizunoo abdicated in 1629, Masako took the title and name of .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 115. Masako's daughter, Imperial Princess Onna-Ichi-no-miya Okiko, succeeded her father. She ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne as Empress Meishō.Ponsonby- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Princesses
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1311 Births
Year 1311 ( MCCCXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * January 6 – Henry VII is crowned King of Italy in Milan, and on February 12 crushes a local rebellion. * March 15 – Battle of Halmyros: The Catalan Company defeats Walter V, Count of Brienne and his forces, to take control of the Duchy of Athens. * April 7 – Battle of Wopławki: The Teutonic Knights defeat the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. * August 16 – The Parliament of England presents the Ordinances of 1311 to King Edward II (document dated 5 October; published on 11 October); these substitute the 21 Lord Ordainers for the King as the effective government of the country. * October 16 – The Council of Vienne begins. Date unknown * Bolingbroke Castle passes to the House of Lancaster. * Lincoln Cathedral in England is completed; with the spire reaching around 525 feet (160 m), it becomes th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1337 Deaths
Year 1337 ( MCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * March 16 – Edward, the Black Prince establishes the Duchy of Cornwall, becoming the first English Duke. * May 24 – Philip VI of France confiscates Gascony from English control. * August – English forces relieve Stirling Castle, ending Edward III of England's last campaign in Scotland. * October – Hundred Years' War: Edward III of England formally rejects Philip VI's claim to the French throne, initiating hostilities between France and England. * November – Battle of Cadzand: English troops raid the Flemish island of Cadzand. Date unknown * Bisham Priory is founded in England. * The Scaligeri Family loses control of Padua; Alberto della Scala, patron of the music of the Trecento, moves to Verona. * Petrarch, "father" of Renaissance humanism, first visits Rome to wander its mysterious rui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
