| Emperor Nakamikado | |
|---|---|
| 114th Emperor of Japan | |
| Reign | 1709 – 1735 |
| Born | January 14,1702 |
| Died | May 10,1737[aged 35] |
| Buried | Tsukinowa no Misasagi (Kyoto) |
| Predecessor | Emperor Higashiyama |
| Successor | Emperor Sakuramachi |
| Father | Emperor Higashiyama |
Emperor Nakamikado (中御門天皇 Nakamikado-tennō) (January 14, 1702 - May 10, 1737) was the 114th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from July 27, 1709 to April 13, 1735.[1] His personal name was Yasuhito (慶仁) and his pre-accession title was Masu-no-miya (長宮).
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In 1708, Nakamikado became Crown Prince. In 1709, upon the abdication of Emperor Higashiyama, he became Emperor. Because of his youth, first his father, the retired Emperor Higashiyama, and then his grandfather, the retired Emperor Reigen ruled in his name.
Nakamikado reign corresponded to the period from the sixth shōgun, Tokugawa Ienobu, to the eighth shōgun, Tokugawa Yoshimune. During this period, relations with the Bakufu were fairly good. Talk of a marriage between Imperial Princess Yaso-no-miya Yoshiko (八十宮吉子内親王), daughter of Retired Emperor Reigen and the seventh shōgun, Tokugawa Ietsugu were halted by the sudden death of the shogun in Edo.[2]
Nakamikado abdicated in favor of Emperor Sakuramachi in 1735.[3]
In 1737, Nakamikado died.[3]
Emperor Nakamikado is enshrined in an Imperial mausoleum (misasagi), Tsukinowa no misasagi, at Sennyū-ji in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. Also enshrined in this location are his immediate Imperial predecessors since Emperor Go-Mizunoo -- Meishō, Go-Kōmyō, Go-Sai, Reigen, and Higashiyama. Nakamikado's immediate Imperial successors, including Sakuramachi, Momozono, Go-Sakuramachi and Go-Momozono, are enshrined here as well.[4]
Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor 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 Nakamikado's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included:
The years of Nakamikado's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō.[3]
He was the fifth son of Emperor Higashiyama. He is known to have had at least 16 children:
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| Preceded by Emperor Higashiyama |
Emperor of Japan: Nakamikado 1709-1735 |
Succeeded by Emperor Sakuramachi |
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  | OCLC 194887 - The Imperial House of Japan. [WorldCat.org] |
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