| Emperor Ōgimachi 正親町天皇 | |||||
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 Portrait of Emperor Ōgimachi, unknown artist, late 16th century | |||||
| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | November 17, 1557 – December 17, 1586 | ||||
| Enthronement | February 22, 1560 | ||||
| Predecessor | Go-Nara | ||||
| Successor | Go-Yōzei | ||||
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| Born | Michihito (方仁) June 18, 1517 Ashikaga shogunate | ||||
| Died | February 6, 1593(1593-02-06) (aged 75) Sentō Palace,Kyoto.Azuchi–Momoyama period | ||||
| Burial | Fukakusa no kita no Misasagi (深草北陵) Kyoto | ||||
| Issue more... | Prince Masahito | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Go-Nara | ||||
| Mother | Madenokōji (Fujiwara) Eishi [ja] | ||||
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Emperor Ōgimachi (正親町天皇,Ōgimachi-tennō; June 18, 1517 – February 6, 1593) was the 106thEmperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from November 17, 1557, to hisabdication on December 17, 1586, corresponding to the transition between theSengoku period of theMuromachi bakufu and the dawn of the newAzuchi–Momoyama period. His personal name wasMichihito (方仁).[1]
Ōgimachi was the first son ofEmperor Go-Nara.
Ōgimachi became Emperor upon the death ofEmperor Go-Nara.
The finances of the emperor and his court were greatly strained. The authority of theImperial Court also began to fall, but this trend reversed afterOda Nobunaga enteredKyoto in a show of allegiance but which also indicated that the Emperor had the Oda clan's support. Frequently using the Emperor as a mediator when fighting enemies, Nobunaga worked to unify the disparate elements to Japan. However, by around 1573, Nobunaga began demanding the Emperor's abdication, but the Emperor refused.
Before political power was transferred toToyotomi Hideyoshi, in order to take advantage of Ōgimachi's authority, the power of the Imperial Family was increased. In this way, Hideyoshi and the Imperial Family entered into a mutually beneficial relationship.
In January of the yearTenshō 14 (1586), the regent had theGolden Tea Room brought toKyoto Imperial Palace to host the emperor there.[6]
In 1586, Emperor Ōgimachi abdicated in favor of his grandson, Imperial Prince Katahito (周仁親王), who became theEmperor Go-Yōzei.[7] Ōgimachi retired to theSentō Palace. On February 6, 1593, he died.
During Ōgimachi's reign, with the assistance ofOda Nobunaga andToyotomi Hideyoshi, the imperial family was able to halt the political, financial, and cultural decline it had been in since theŌnin War, and began a time of recovery.
Ōgimachi is enshrined with other emperors at the imperial tomb calledFukakusa no kita no misasagi (深草北陵) inFushimi-ku, Kyoto.[8]
Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of theEmperor of Japan inpre-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 Ōgimachi's reign, this apex of theDaijō-kan included:
The years of Ōgimachi's reign are more specifically identified by more than oneera name ornengō.[1]
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