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| Reign | 21 February 1242 – 16 February 1246 | ||||
| Enthronement | 19 April 1242 | ||||
| Predecessor | Shijō | ||||
| Successor | Go-Fukakusa | ||||
| Shōgun | Kujō Yoritsune Kujō Yoritsugu | ||||
| Born | 1 April 1220 | ||||
| Died | 17 March 1272(1272-03-17) (aged 51) Daikaku-ji (大覚寺),Heian-kyō | ||||
| Burial | Saga no minami no Misasagi (嵯峨南陵) (Kyoto) | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Tsuchimikado | ||||
| Mother | Minamoto no Michiko [ja] | ||||
Emperor Go-Saga (後嵯峨天皇,Go-Saga-tennō; 1 April 1220 – 17 March 1272) was the 88themperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This reign spanned the years1242 through 1246.[1]
This 13th-centurysovereign was named after the 9th-centuryEmperor Saga andgo- (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Saga". The Japanese wordgo has also been translated to mean the "second one;" and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Saga, the second", or as "Saga II".
Before his ascension to theChrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (hisimina) was Kunihito-shinnō (邦仁親王).[2]
He was the second son ofEmperor Tsuchimikado, and second cousin of his predecessorEmperor Shijō.
He ruled from 21 February 1242, to 16 February 1246.
WhenEmperor Tsuchimikado moved toTosa Province (onShikoku), he was raised by his mother's side of the family.
Because of the sudden death ofEmperor Shijō at the age of 10, the question of succession arose. Because the expectations of the court nobility and theBakufu conflicted, the issue was bitterly contested.Kujō Michiie and the court nobility supported Prince Tadanari (忠成王), a son ofRetired Emperor Juntoku, but theshikkenHōjō Yasutoki was opposed to the sons of Juntoku because of his involvement in theJōkyū War. Michiie instead supported Tsuchimikado's son Prince Kunihito as a neutral figure for Emperor. During these negotiations, there was a vacancy on the throne of 11 days.
In 1242, Prince Kunihito became emperor. In 1246 he abdicated to his son,Emperor Go-Fukakusa, beginning his reign ascloistered emperor. In 1259, he compelledEmperor Go-Fukakusa to abdicate to his younger brother,Emperor Kameyama.Imperial Prince Munetaka becameshōgun instead of the Hōjō regents. Henceforth, theshōguns of the Kamakura Bakufu came from the imperial house. Still, the Hōjō regents increased their control of the shogunate, setting up the system of rule by regents.
The descendants of his two sons contested the throne between them, forming into two lines, theJimyōin-tō (Go-Fukakusa's descendants) and theDaikakuji-tō (Kameyama's descendants). Their lines would eventually lead to the split between theNorthern and Southern Courts.
In 1272, Go-Saga died.
Go-Saga's final resting place is designated as an Imperial mausoleum (misasagi) at Saga no minami noMisasagi atTenryū-ji in Kyoto.[9]
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 Go-Saga's reign, this apex of theDaijō-kan included:
The years of Go-saga's reign are more specifically identified by more than oneera name ornengō.[10]
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