| Emperor Shijō 四条天皇 | |||||
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 Shijō,Tenshi Sekkan Miei | |||||
| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | 17 November 1232 – 10 February 1242 | ||||
| Enthronement | 16 January 1233 | ||||
| Predecessor | Go-Horikawa | ||||
| Successor | Go-Saga | ||||
| Shōgun | Kujō Yoritsune | ||||
| Born | 17 March 1231 | ||||
| Died | 10 February 1242(1242-02-10) (aged 10) | ||||
| Burial | Tsukinowa no Misasagi (月輪陵) (Kyoto) | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Go-Horikawa | ||||
| Mother | Kujō Shunshi | ||||
Emperor Shijō (四条天皇,Shijō-tennō) (17 March 1231 – 10 February 1242) was the 87themperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This reign spanned the years1232 through 1242.[1]
Before his ascension to theChrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (hisimina) was Mitsuhito-shinnō (秀仁親王),[2] also known as Tosihito-shinnō.[3]
He was the first son ofEmperor Go-Horikawa.[4]
Consort: Kujō Genshi (九条 彦子; 1227–1262) later Nishinomon’in (宣仁門院),Kujō Norizane’s daughter
He had no children, due to his youth at the time of his death.
He reigned from 26 October 1232, to 10 February 1242.
Emperor Shijō died from an accident in 1242. His Imperial tomb (misasagi) is atSennyū-ji in theNochi no Tsukinowa no Higashiyama no misasagi (後月輪東山陵).[6]
As the Emperor was very young, and theRetired Emperor Go-Horikawa died just two years later, most of the actual leadership was held by his maternal relativesKujō Michiie and Saionji Kintsune.
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 Shijō's reign, this apex of theDaijō-kan included:
The years of Shijō's reign are more specifically identified by more than oneera name ornengō.[7]
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