was the 93rd
emperor of Japan
The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his position is derived from "the ...
, 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
was the 92nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1287 through 1298.
Name
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was .
Although the ...
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
The is the throne of the Emperor of Japan. The term also can refer to very specific seating, such as the throne in the Shishin-den at Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Various other thrones or seats that are used by the Emperor during official functions ...
, his personal name (his ''imina'') was .
He was the eldest son of
Emperor Fushimi
was the 92nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1287 through 1298.
Name
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was .
Although the ...
. 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
was the first of the Emperors of Northern Court during the Period of the Northern and Southern Courts in Japan. His reign spanned the years from 1331 through 1333.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Nanboku-chō throne, his personal name (h ...
**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 (豊仁親王) later
Emperor Kōmyō
(January 11, 1322 – July 26, 1380) was the second of the Emperors of Northern Court, although he was the first to be supported by the Ashikaga Bakufu. According to pre-Meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1336 through 1348.
Genea ...
* Jibukyō-no-tsubone (治部卿局), Priest's daughter
** First Son: Imperial Prince Priest Sonin (尊胤法親王; 1306–1359)
* Takashina Kuniko (高階邦子), Takashina Kunitsune's daughter
** Second Son: Imperial Prince Priest Shuho (法守法親王; 1308–1391)
* Ogimachi Moriko (正親町守子; d. 1322), Ogimachi Michiakira's daughter
** Sixth Son: Imperial Prince Priest Shōin (承胤法親王; 1317–1377)
** Seventh Son: Imperial Prince Priest Chōjo (長助法親王; 1318–1361)
** Eighth Son: Imperial Prince Priest Ryosei (亮性法親王; 1318–1363)
** Fifth Daughter: Imperial Princess Kōshi (璜子内親王) later Shotokumon’in (章徳門院)
* Taiyo-no-kata(対御方; 1297–1360), Ogimachi Michiakira's daughter
** Fourth Son: Imperial Prince Son Imperial Prince Priest Jishin (慈真法親王; b. 1314)
** Fourth Daughter: Princess Kakukō (覚公女王)
** Tenth Son: Imperial Prince Priest Sondō (尊道入道親王; 1332–1403)
* Ukyōnodaibu-no-tsubone (右京大夫局)
** Third daughter
** Sixth daughter
Events of Go-Fushimi's life
Tanehito-shinnō was named Crown Prince or heir in 1289.
* 30 August 1298 (''
Einin
was a after '' Shōō'' and before ''Shōan.'' This period spanned the years from August 1293 through April 1299. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* 1293 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The ...
6, 22nd day of the 7th month''): In the 11th year of Fushimi''-tennō''s reign (), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (''senso'') was received by his son.
* 17 November 1298 (''Einin 6, 13th day of the 10th month''): Emperor Go-Fushimi acceded to the throne (''sokui'') and the ''
nengō
The , also known as , is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being ""), followed by the literal ...
'' was changed to ''
Shōan
is an era in Japanese history. This era spanned the years from April 1299 through November 1302. Preceding it was the Einin era, and following it was the Kengen era. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* 1299 : The new era name was ...
'' to mark the beginning of a new emperor's reign.
* 1 November 1299 (''Shōan 1, 8th day of the 10th month''): Chinese
Chan master
Yishan Yining
Yishan Yining (一山一寧, in Japanese: ''Issan Ichinei'') (1247 – 28 November 1317) was a Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to Japan. Before monkhood his family name was Hu. He was born in 1247 in Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China. He was ...
arrived in Kamakura as a last
Mongol
The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member ...
envoy.
* 2 April 1301 (''Shōan 3, 21st day of the 1st month''): Abdicates due to rally of the Daikakuji Line
* 11 September 1308 (''
Tokuji
was a after ''Kagen'' and before '' Enkyō.'' This period spanned the years from December 1306 through October 1308. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 1306 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The pre ...
3, 26th day of the 8th month''): Younger brother becomes
Emperor Hanazono
was the 95th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1308 through 1318.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was Tomihito''-s ...
, retired emperor
* 17 May 1336 (''
Engen
Engen (延元) was a Japanese era of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Kenmu and before Kōkoku, lasting from February 1336 to April 1340.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Engen''" i ''Japan encyclop ...
1, 6th day of the 4th month''): Died
Fushimi acted as
cloistered emperor
A is the term for a Japanese emperor who had abdicated and entered the Buddhist monastic community by receiving the '' Pravrajya'' rite. The term can also be shortened to .
Cloistered emperors sometimes acted as ''Daijō Tennō'' (retired emperor ...
for a period, but after a while, from 1313 to 1318, Go-Fushimi acted in that function.
During Hanazono's reign, negotiations between the
Kamakura shogunate
The was the feudal military government of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Kamakura-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 459.
The Kamakura shogunate was established by Minamoto no ...
and the two lines resulted in an agreement to alternate the throne between the two lines every 10 years (the Bumpō Agreement). This agreement did not last long, as it was broken by
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 ...
.
Go-Fushimi was the author of a famous plea to the god of the
Kamo Shrine for help in gaining the throne for his son. This plea was ultimately successful, but it was not until thirty-three years after his abdication that Go-Fushimi's son,
Emperor Kōgon
was the first of the Emperors of Northern Court during the Period of the Northern and Southern Courts in Japan. His reign spanned the years from 1331 through 1333.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Nanboku-chō throne, his personal name (h ...
became emperor. Kōgon was the first of the northern court emperors backed by the
Ashikaga shogunate
The , also known as the , was the feudal military government of Japan during the Muromachi period from 1336 to 1573.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Muromachi-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 669.
The Ashikaga shogunate was establi ...
.
Emperor Go-Fushimi is enshrined with other emperors at the imperial tomb called ''Fukakusa no kita no misasagi'' () in
Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.
Kugyō
is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the
Emperor of Japan
The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his position is derived from "the ...
in pre-
Meiji eras. Even during those years in which the court's actual influence outside the palace walls was minimal, the hierarchic organization persisted.
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 Fo-Fushimi's reign, this apex of the ''
Daijō-kan
The , also known as the Great Council of State, was (i) (''Daijō-kan'') the highest organ of Japan's premodern Imperial government under the Ritsuryō legal system during and after the Nara period or (ii) (''Dajō-kan'') the highest organ of J ...
included:
* ''
Sesshō'',
Takatsukasa Kanetada
, son of Kanehira, was a court noble ('' kugyo'') of the Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Y ...
, 1298
* ''Sesshō'',
Nijō Kanemoto, 1298–1300
* ''
Kampaku'', Nijō Kanemoto, 1300–1305
* ''
Sadaijin''
* ''
Udaijin
was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods. The position was consolidated in the Taihō Code of 702. The Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 marks the initial appearance of the ''udaijin'' in the context of a central administ ...
''
* ''
Nadaijin
The , literally meaning "Inner Minister", was an ancient office in the Japanese Imperial Court. Its role, rank and authority varied throughout the pre- Meiji period of Japanese history, but in general remained as a significant post under the Ta ...
''
* ''
Dainagon
was a counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates from the 7th century.
This advisory position remained a part of the Imperial court from the 8th century until the Meiji period in the 19th century.Nussbaum, "Dainag ...
''
Eras of Go-Fushimi's reign
The years of Go-Fushimi's reign are more specifically identified by more than one
era name
A regnal year is a year of the reign of a sovereign, from the Latin ''regnum'' meaning kingdom, rule. Regnal years considered the date as an ordinal, not a cardinal number. For example, a monarch could have a first year of rule, a second year of ...
or ''
nengō
The , also known as , is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being ""), followed by the literal ...
''.
[Titsingh, p. 274.]
* ''
Einin
was a after '' Shōō'' and before ''Shōan.'' This period spanned the years from August 1293 through April 1299. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* 1293 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The ...
'' (1293–1299)
* ''
Shōan
is an era in Japanese history. This era spanned the years from April 1299 through November 1302. Preceding it was the Einin era, and following it was the Kengen era. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* 1299 : The new era name was ...
'' (1299–1302)
Ancestry
See also
*
Emperor of Japan
The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his position is derived from "the ...
*
List of Emperors of Japan
This list of emperors of Japan presents the traditional order of succession. Records of the reigns are compiled according to the traditional Japanese calendar. In the '' nengō'' system which has been in use since the late-seventh century, years a ...
*
Imperial cult
An imperial cult is a form of state religion in which an emperor or a dynasty of emperors (or rulers of another title) are worshipped as demigods or deities. "Cult" here is used to mean "worship", not in the modern pejorative sense. The cult may ...
Notes
References
*
Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959)
''The Imperial House of Japan''.Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 194887*
Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''
Nihon Ōdai Ichiran''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon''. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691*
Varley, H. Paul. (1980)
''Jinnō Shōtōki: A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns''.New York: Columbia University Press.
OCLC 5914584
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Japanese emperors
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
13th-century Japanese monarchs
14th-century Japanese monarchs