| Emperor Nakamikado 中御門天皇 | |||||
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| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | 27 July 1709 – 13 April 1735 | ||||
| Predecessor | Higashiyama | ||||
| Successor | Sakuramachi | ||||
| Shōguns | See list
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| Born | Yasuhito (慶仁) 14 January 1702 Kyoto, Tokugawa shogunate | ||||
| Died | 10 May 1737 (aged 35) Tokugawa shogunate | ||||
| Burial | Tsuki no wa no misasagi, Kyoto | ||||
| Spouse | Konoe Hisako [ja] | ||||
| Issue among others... | Emperor Sakuramachi | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Higashiyama | ||||
| Mother | Kushige Yoshiko (Birth) Yukiko (Adoptive) | ||||
Yasuhito (Japanese: 慶仁, 14 January 1702 – 10 May 1737), posthumously honored as Emperor Nakamikado (中御門天皇, Nakamikado-tennō), was the 114th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[1][2] He was enthroned as Emperor in 1709, a reign that would last until 1735 with his abdication.[3]
As Emperor, Nakamikado had an increasingly warmed relationship with the shogunate in part due to his father's efforts. Relations warmed up to the point of family marriage talks, but these fell through due to the sudden death of the potential Shōgun groom. Events that surrounded the Emperor included at least 2 major earthquakes, the largest Ryukyuan diplomatic mission of the Edo period, the Kyōhō Reforms, and the Kyōhō famine. It is unclear what role if any the Emperor had in these concurrent events as the role of "Emperor" was a figurehead at the time. Nakamikado's family included at least 14 children mothered by his wife, and 5 concubines. Nakamikado abdicated the throne in 1735 in favor of his first son, and died two years later.
- ^ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 中御門天皇 (114)
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 118.
- ^ Titsingh, Issac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 416–417.