Emperor Nakamikado

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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. His personal name was Yasuhito (慶仁) and his title was Masu-no-miya (長宮)

[edit] Genealogy

He was the fifth son of Emperor Higashiyama. He had at least 16 children:

Court lady: Konoe Hisako (近衛尚子)
- First son: Imperial Prince Teruhito (昭仁親王) (Emperor Sakuramachi)
Lady in waiting: Shimizutani Iwako (清水谷石子)
- Second son: Prince Kōjyun (公遵法親王) (Buddhist priest)
- Fourth daughter: Princess Risyū (理秀女王)
- Sixth daughter: Princess Sonjō (尊乗女王)
- Eighth daughter: Chika-no-miya (周宮)
Lady in waiting: Sono Tsuneko (園常子)
- Third son: Prince Cyūyo (忠與法親王) (Buddhist priest)
Handmaid?: Kuze Natsuko (久世夏子)
- Second daughter: San-no-miya (三宮)
- Third daughter: Go-no-miya (五宮)
- Fifth daughter: Imperial Princess Fusako (成子内親王))
- Seventh daughter: Princess Eikō (永皎女王)
- Fifth son: Nobu-no-miya (信宮)
Handmaid?: Gojō Hiroko (五条寛子)
- Sixth son: Prince Jyun'nin (遵仁法親王) (Buddhist priest)
Consort: Komori Yorisue's daughter
- First daughter: Princess Syōsan (聖珊女王)
- Fifth son: Prince Ji'nin (慈仁法親王) (Buddhist priest)
Adopted sons
- Prince ?? (叡仁法親王) (Son of Imperial Prince Arisugawa-no-miya Yorihito (有栖川宮職仁親王)) (Priest)
- Prince ?? (公啓法親王) (Son of Imperial Prince Kan'in-no-miya Naohito (閑院宮直仁親王))

[edit] Life

In 1708, he 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.

His 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 latter's sudden death.

He abdicated in favor of Emperor Sakuramachi in 1735. In 1737, he died.