| Emperor Go-Kōmyō 後光明天皇 | |||||
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 Go-Kōmyō byOtagi Michitomi | |||||
| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | November 14, 1643 – October 30, 1654 | ||||
| Enthronement | December 2, 1643 | ||||
| Predecessor | Meishō | ||||
| Successor | Go-Sai | ||||
| Shōguns | See list | ||||
| Born | Tsuguhito (紹仁) April 20, 1633 Tokugawa shogunate (nowJapan) | ||||
| Died | October 30, 1654(1654-10-30) (aged 21) Tokugawa shogunate | ||||
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| Spouse | Niwata Hideko | ||||
| Issue | Princess Takako | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Go-Mizunoo | ||||
| Mother | Sono Mitsuko | ||||
Tsugihito (Japanese:紹仁), posthumously honored asEmperor Go-Kōmyō (後光明天皇,Go-Kōmyō-tennō; April 20, 1633 – October 30, 1654), was the 110themperor of Japan,[1] according to the traditionalorder of succession.[2]
Go-Kōmyō's reign spanned the years from1643 through 1654.[3]
This 17th-century sovereign was named after the 14th-centuryNanboku-chōEmperor Kōmyō andgo- (後), translates aslater, and thus, he could be called the "Later Emperor Kōmyō". The Japanese wordgo has also been translated to meanthe second one, and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Kōmyō, the second", or as Kōmyō II".
Before Go-Kōmyō's accession to theChrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (hisimina) was Tsuguhito (紹仁);[4] and his pre-accession title wasSuga-no-miya (素鵞宮).[5]
He was the fourth son ofEmperor Go-Mizunoo. His mother was Fujiwara no Mitsuko, the daughter of theMinister of the Left (Sadaijin); but he was raised as if he were the son ofTōfuku-mon'in.[6] His predecessor,Empress Meishō, was his elder paternal half-sister.
Go-Kōmyō's Imperial family lived with him in theDairi of theHeian Palace. His family included only one daughter and no son:[7]
Tsuguhito-shinnō was granted the title ofCrown Prince; and the following year, he became Emperor whenEmpress Meishō abdicated. His sister stepped down from the throne and the succession (senso) was received by the new monarch. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Go-Kōmyō is considered to have acceded to the throne (sokui).[8] The events during his lifetime shed light on his reign. The years of Go-Kōmyō's reign correspond with a period in whichTokugawa Iemitsu andTokugawa Ietsuna were leaders at the pinnacle of theTokugawa shogunate.
Go-Kōmyō is among those enshrined in the imperial mausoleum,Tsuki no wa no misasagi, at Sennyū-ji inHigashiyama-ku, Kyoto. Also enshrined are Go-Kōmyō's immediate predecessors,Emperor Go-Mizunoo andEmpress Meishō. Go-Kōmyō's immediate Imperial successors are also memorialized in thismisasagi, includingGo-Sai,Reigen,Higashiyama,Nakamikado,Sakuramachi,Momozono,Go-Sakuramachi andGo-Momozono.[11]
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-Kōmyō's reign, this apex of theDaijō-kan included:
The years of Go-Kōmyō's reign are more specifically identified by more than oneera name ornengō.[5]
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