| Emperor Go-Nijō 後二条天皇 | |||||
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 Portrait from theTenshi Sekkan Miei | |||||
| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | 2 March 1301 – 10 September 1308 | ||||
| Enthronement | 3 May 1301 | ||||
| Predecessor | Go-Fushimi | ||||
| Successor | Hanazono | ||||
| Shōgun | Prince Hisaaki | ||||
| Born | 9 March 1285 | ||||
| Died | 10 September 1308(1308-09-10) (aged 23) Heian-kyō,Kamakura shogunate | ||||
| Burial | Kitashirakawa no Misasagi (北白河陵) (Kyoto) | ||||
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| Issue | Seebelow | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Go-Uda | ||||
| Mother | Horikawa (Minamoto) Motoko [ja] | ||||
| Religion | State Shinto | ||||
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Emperor Go-Nijō (後二条天皇,Go-Nijō-tennō; 9 March 1285 – 10 September 1308) was the 94themperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from1301 to his death in 1308.[1]
This 14th-centurysovereign was named after the 12th-centuryEmperor Nijō, andgo- (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Nijō", or, in some older sources, may be identified as "Nijō, the second" or as "Nijo II".
Before his ascension to theChrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (hisimina) was Kuniharu-shinnō (邦治親王).[2]
Go-Nijō was the eldest son of the 91st emperorEmperor Go-Uda. He belonged to theDaikakuji-tō branch of the Imperial Family.
Empress:Fujiwara no Kinshi (藤原忻子) later Chōrakumon-in (長楽門院), Tokudaiji Kintaka's daughter
Naishi: Fujiwara Tamako (藤原 頊子) later Banshūmon-in (万秋門院; 1268 - 1338),Ichijō Sanetsune’s daughter
Lady-in-waiting: Fujiwara Muneko (藤原 宗子) also Chunagon'no-tenji (中納言典侍), Itsutsuji Munechika’s daughter
Naishi: Koto Naishi, Taira Munetoshi’s daughter
Court Lady: Dainagon-no-tsubone (fujiwara), Sanjo Kinyasu’s daughter
Court Lady: Lady Mikushige (fujiwara), Sanjo Kinchika
Court Lady: Taira Nobusuke’s daughter
Court Lady: Shindainagon-no-Tsubone
Kuniharu-shinnō was made an imperial prince by Imperial proclamation in 1286.
In 1296, he becamecrown prince (heir) to theJimyōin-tōEmperor Go-Fushimi, his second cousin.
Go-Nijō's father, theEmperor Go-Uda reigned ascloistered emperor during his reign.
The succession dispute between the Daikakuji and Jimyōin branches of the Imperial Family continued during his reign. His grandfather, the retired EmperorEmperor Kameyama was said to have acted through theBakufu to ensure Go-Nijō's enthronement.
On 10 September 1308, Go-Nijō died of illness.
Go-Nijō is buried atKitashirakawa no misasagi (北白河陵) inSakyō-ku, Kyoto.[4]
Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of theEmperor of Japan 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 Nijō's reign, this apex of theDaijō-kan included:
The years of Go-Nijō's reign are more specifically identified by more than oneera name ornengō.[5]
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