The Arisugawa-no-miya ( 有栖川宮 ) was one of the shinnōke , branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were, until 1947, eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out.
29-436: The Arisugawa-no-miya house was founded by Prince Yoshihito, seventh son of Emperor Go-Yōzei (d. 1638), and was originally named Takamatsu-no-miya. The house changed its name to Arisugawa-no-miya after its second head, Prince Nagahito, was elevated to the throne as Emperor Go-Sai . The Arisugawa-no-miya house traditionally served as instructors in calligraphy and waka composition to successive generations of Emperors. After
58-534: A period of serial internal warfare which had continued uninterrupted since the Ōnin War (1467–1477). The Keichō expedition to Korea was en route to invade China in 1592 ( Keichō 1 ). Toyotomi Hideyoshi , the Taikō died in his Fushimi Castle at the age of 63 on 18 September 1598 ( Keichō 3, on the 18th day of the 8th month ). The Battle of Sekigahara took place in 1600. On 21 October ( Keichō 5, 15th day of
87-531: A time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Fushimi's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included: The years of Fushimi's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō . Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD Imperial Consort and Regent Empress Jingū
116-410: Is attributable to the disturbed state of the country and because there was neither any dwelling for an ex-emperor nor excess funds in the treasury to support him. In 1586 ( Tenshō 14, in the 12th month ), a marriage with Lady Asahi , the youngest sister of Toyotomi Hideyoshi , and Tokugawa Ieyasu , was arranged and the kampaku , Toyotomi Hideyoshi, was nominated to be Daijō-daijin (Chancellor of
145-586: Is enshrined with other emperors at the imperial tomb called Fukakusa no kita no misasagi (深草北陵) in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto . 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
174-477: Is not traditionally listed. Emperor Fushimi Emperor Fushimi ( 伏見天皇 , Fushimi-tennō , 10 May 1265 – 8 October 1317) was the 92nd emperor of Japan , according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1287 through 1298 . Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne , his personal name (his imina ) was Hirohito -shinnō ( 熈仁親王 ) . Although
203-463: Is said to have acceded ( sokui ). A distinct act of senso was unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji and all sovereigns except Jitō , Yōzei , Go-Toba , and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami . The events during his lifetime shed some light on his reign. The years of Go-Yōzei's reign correspond with the start of the Tokugawa shogunate under
232-665: The Meiji Restoration in 1868, when Emperor Meiji was restored, his uncle, Prince Arisugawa Taruhito (1835–1895), became commander-in-chief, and in 1875 Chancellor of the Realm . After his suppression of the Satsuma Rebellion in 1875, he was made a field-marshal, and he was again commander-in-chief in the First Sino-Japanese War . His younger brother, Prince Arisugawa Takehito (1862–1913),
261-644: The Roman-alphabet spelling of the name of this 13th-century emperor is the same as the personal name of the 20th century Emperor Shōwa , the kanji are different: He was the second son of Emperor Go-Fukakusa . They were from the Jimyōin-tō line. His name comes from the palace of the Jimyōin-tō. Hirohito -shinnō was named Crown Prince and heir to his first cousin, the Daikakuji-tō Emperor Go-Uda . Political maneuvering by Fushimi's father,
290-512: The "Later Emperor Yōzei". The Japanese word go has also been translated to mean the second one , and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Yōzei, the second", or as "Yōzei II". Before Go-Yōzei's ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne , his personal name ( imina ) was Katahito ( 周仁 ) or Kazuhito ( 和仁 ) . He was the eldest son of Prince Masahito ( 誠仁親王 , Masahito-shinnō , 1552–1586) , also known as Prince Sanehito and posthumously named Yōkwōin daijō-tennō , who
319-605: The 12th month ), a new volcanic island, Hachijōko-jima, arose from the sea at the side of Hachijō Island (八丈島 Hachijō-jima) in the Izu Islands (伊豆諸島, Izu-shotō) which stretch south and east from the Izu Peninsula . In 1606 ( Keichō 11 ), construction began on Edo Castle and on Sunpu Castle the following year ( Keichō 12 ). 1609 ( Keichō 14 ) saw the Invasion of Ryukyu by Shimazu daimyō of Satsuma . During
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#1732791925071348-564: The 9th month ), the Tokugawa clan and its allies decisively vanquished all opposition. Two years later ( Keichō 8 ), the Kyōto Daibutsu was destroyed by fire. Tokugawa Ieyasu became shōgun on 24 March 1603 ( Keichō 8 ), which effectively began what was later known as the Edo bakufu . Toyotomi Hideyori was elevated to Naidaijin in the Imperial court. In 1605 ( Keichō 10, 15th day of
377-636: The Arisugawa line appeared, and stole a great deal of money. ※In Imperial Household Law at that time, an Imperial prince was not taken from his birth family by the adopted family. Prince Nobuhito re-founded the Takamatsu-no-miya. Therefore, Prince Nobuhito was not considered the eleventh generation Takamatsu-no-miya but the first generation of the second Takamatsu-no-miya. Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan Emperor Go-Yōzei ( 後陽成天皇 , Go-Yōzei- tennō , December 31, 1571 – September 25, 1617)
406-726: The Hachijō-no-miya line, later called Katsura-no-miya ), who built the Katsura Imperial Villa . Go-Yōzei loved literature and art. He published the Kobun Kokyo and part of Nihon Shoki with movable type dedicated to the emperor by Toyotomi Hideyoshi . After abdication, Go-Yōzei lived for six years in the Sentō Imperial Palace ; and thereafter, it became the usual place to which abdicated emperors would retire. The name of this palace and its gardens
435-589: The Imperial Court. The right to grant ranks of court nobility and change the era became a concern of the bakufu . However, the Imperial Court's poverty during the Warring States Era seemed likely to become a thing of the past, as the bakufu provided steadily for its financial needs. Go-Yōzei did abdicate in favor of his third son; but he wanted to be succeeded by his younger brother, Imperial Prince Hachijō-no-miya Toshihito (八条宮智仁親王) (first of
464-477: The Jimyōin-tō Emperor Go-Fukakusa , was a crucial factor in this choice. In the year 1287 ( Kōan 10, 10th month ), in the 13th year of Go-Uda -tennō ' s reign (後宇多天皇十三年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession ( senso ) was received by his cousin. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Fushimi is said to have acceded to the throne ( sokui ). After this, there was a short period of time in which
493-578: The Realm). In 1588 ( Tenshō 16, 7th month ), Emperor Go-Yōzei and his father visit Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mansion in Kyoto. This was the first time that an emperor appeared in public since 1521. Hideyoshi led an army to the Kantō where he lay siege to Odawara Castle in 1588 ( Tenshō 18, 7th month ). When the fortress fell, Hōjō Ujimasa died and his brother, Hōjō Ujinao submitted to Hideyoshi's power, thus ending
522-493: The alternating plan for the Daikakuji and Jimyōin lines had not yet come into being, and the two lines fought each other for the throne. In 1317, former-Emperor Fushimi died; but his son, Emperor Hanazono, did not participate in formal mourning rites for him. This was unprecedented; but this was rationalized with the explanation that Hanozono had become the adopted "son" of his older brother, former-Emperor Go-Fushimi. Fushimi
551-685: 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-Hanazono's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included: The years of Go-Yōzei's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō : Tenshō (1573–1592), Bunroku (1592–1596), and Keichō (1596–1615). Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD Imperial Consort and Regent Empress Jingū
580-412: The father of the emperor's chief advisor ( Kampaku ), or a retired Kampaku , which was essential to increase his status and effectively stabilize his power. When Tokugawa Ieyasu was given the title of Sei-i Taishōgun , the future of any anticipated Tokugawa shogunate was by no means assured, nor was his relationship to the emperor at all settled. He gradually began to interfere in the affairs of
609-568: The following year ( Keichō 15 ), reconstruction of the Daibutsu hall in Kyōto began and Toyotomi Hideyori came to Kyoto to visit the former-Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu . On 20 May 1610 ( Keichō 15, the 27th day of the 3rd month ), the emperor announces his intention to resign in favor of his son Masahito. Go-Yōzei abdicated on 9 May 1611 and his son Prince Masahito received the succession (the senso ). Shortly thereafter, Go-Mizunoo formally ascended to
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#1732791925071638-544: The leadership of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Hidetada . On 31 December 1571, the Imperial prince who became known by the posthumous name of Go-Yōzei -tennō was born. On 5 November 1586, Prince Katahito was given the title Crown Prince and heir and within a month ( Tenshō 14, on the 7th day of the 11th month ), Ogimachi gave the reins of government to his grandson, who would become Emperor Go-Yōzei. There had been no such Imperial transition since Emperor Go-Hanazono abdicated in 1464 ( Kanshō 5). The dearth of abdications
667-615: The noble families to defeat the government, but the power of the Bakufu increased. In 1298, Fushimi abdicated and began his reign as cloistered emperor . Three years later, in 1301, the Daikakuji Line rallied and forced Emperor Go-Fushimi to abdicate. In 1308, his co-operation with the Bakufu succeeding, his fourth son's enthronement as Emperor Hanazono took place, and he again became cloistered Emperor . During Fushimi's reign,
696-522: The throne (the sokui ). Go-Yōzei's reign corresponds to the rule of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the beginning of the Edo Bakufu . He was the sovereign who confirmed the legitimacy of their accession to power; and this period allowed the Imperial Family to recover a small portion of its diminished powers. This Emperor gave Toyotomi Hideyoshi the rank of Taikō , originally a title given to
725-472: The two lines alternated power. Two years later, the retired Emperor Go-Fukakusa ended his reign as Cloistered Emperor , and Fushimi took direct control. In 1289, by making his own son (the future Emperor Go-Fushimi ) Crown Prince, he increased the antagonism of the Daikakuji line. In 1290, the family of Asawara Tameyori made an assassination attempt on the Emperor. During his reign, efforts were made by
754-472: Was Sentō-goshō ; and emperors who had abdicated were sometimes called Sentō-goshō . Go-Yōzei died on 25 September 1617. The kami of Emperor Go-Yōzei is enshrined with other emperors at the imperial mausoleum ( misasagi ) called Fukakusa no kita no misasagi (深草北陵) in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto . 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
783-732: Was from 1879 to 1882 attached to the British navy, as a military attaché and later as a cadet . He went on to command positions in the Japanese Navy and represented Japan in formal visits to England. The Arisugawa line ended early in the twentieth century when no male heirs remained. However, the Imperial Household Agency revived the original title of Takamatsu-no-miya for the third son of Emperor Taishō . The line again became extinct on Prince Takamatsu Nobuhito’s death, as he had no children. In 2003, an impostor to
812-464: Was the 107th Emperor of Japan , according to the traditional order of succession . Go-Yōzei's reign spanned the years 1586 through to his abdication in 1611, corresponding to the transition between the Azuchi–Momoyama period and the Edo period . This 16th-century sovereign was named after the 9th-century Emperor Yōzei , and go- ( 後 ) , translates as later , and thus, he could be called
841-527: Was the eldest son of Emperor Ōgimachi . His mother was a lady-in-waiting. Go-Yōzei's Imperial family lived with him in the Dairi of the Heian Palace . The family included at least 35 children. Consort and issue(s): Prince Katahito became emperor when his grandfather abdicated. The succession ( senso ) was considered to have been received by the new monarch; and shortly thereafter, Emperor Go-Yōzei
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