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Emperor Hanazono
Hanazono died at the young age of 24; and the succession
(senso) was received by his cousin. Shortly thereafter,
Emperor of Japan Emperor Hanazono is said to have acceded to the
throne (sokui).[3]
• Tokuji 3, in the 10th month (1308): The nengō was
changed to Enkyō to mark the accession of Emperor
Hanazono.[4]
Hanazono’s father, the retired-Emperor Fushimi, and
Hanazono’s brother, the retired-Emperor Go-Fushimi,
both exerted influence as cloistered emperors during this
reign.
In these years, negotiations between the Bakufu and
the two imperial lines resulted in an agreement to al-
ternate the throne between the two lines every 10 years
(the Bumpō Agreement). This agreement was not long-
lasting. The negotiated provisions would soon broken by
Hanazono’s successor.
In 1318, he abdicated to his second cousin, the
Daikakuji-tō Emperor Go-Daigo, who was the brother of
Go-Nijō.
Hanazono After his abdication, he raised his nephew, the future
Reign 1308–1318 Northern Pretender Emperor Kōgon.
Born August 14, 1297
Died December 2, 1348 (aged 51)
Buried Jirakūu-in no ue no Misasagi (Kyoto)
Predecessor Go-Nijō
Successor Go-Daigo
Emperor Hanazono (花園天皇 Hanazono-tennō) (August
Emperor Hanazono after taking the tonsure.
14, 1297 – December 2, 1348) was the 95th emperor of Ja-
pan, according to the traditional order of succession. His
In 1335, he became a Buddhist monk of the Zen sect.
reign spanned the years from 1308 through 1318.[1]
He died in 1348. Hanazono’s imperial tomb is known
as Jurakuin no ue no misasagi; it is located in Higashiyama-
Genealogy ku, Kyoto.[5]
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his He excelled at tanka, and was an important member
personal name (his imina) was Tomihito-shinnō (富仁親 of the Kyōgoku School. He also left behind a diary, called
王).[2] Hanazono-in-Minki (Imperial Chronicles of the Flower
He was the fourth son of the 92nd Emperor, Fushimi. Garden Temple or Hanazono-in) (花園院宸記). He was a
He belonged to the Jimyōin-tō branch of the Imperial Fam- very religious and literate person, never failing to miss
ily. his prayers to the Amitabha Buddha.
Kugyō
Events of Hanazono’s life Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most
Tomihito-shinnō became emperor upon the abdication of powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Ja-
his second cousin, the Daikakuji-tō Emperor Go-Nijō. pan in pre-Meiji eras. Even during those years in which
• Tokuji 3, in the 8th month (1308): In the 8th year of the court’s actual influence outside the palace walls was
Go-Nijo-tennō’s reign (後二条天皇8年), the emperor minimal, the hierarchic organization persisted.
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Regnal titles
Preceded by Japan:
Emperor of Japan : Succeeded by
Emperor Go-Nijō Hanazono Emperor Go-Daigo
1308–1318
In general, this elite group included only three to four [1] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du
men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose ex- Japon, pp. 278-281; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō
perience and background would have brought them to Shōtōki. pp. 239-241.
the pinnacle of a life’s career. During Hanazono’s reign, [2] Titsingh, p. 278; Varley, p. 240.
this apex of the Daijō-kan included: [3] Titsingh, p. 278; Varley, p. 44; n.b., a distinct act of
• Sesshō, Kujō Moronori, 1308 senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and
• Sesshō, Takatsukasa Fuyuhira, 1308–1311 all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and
• Kampaku, Takatsukasa Fuyuhira, 1311–1313 Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until
• Kampaku, Konoe Iehira, 1313–1315 the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami.
• Kampaku, Takatsukasa Fuyuhira, 1315–1316 [4] Varley, p. 240.
• Kampaku, Nijō Michihira, 1316–1318 [5] Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House
• Sadaijin of Japan, p. 422.
• Udaijin [6] Titsingh, p. 278.
• Nadaijin
• Dainagon
References
• Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959).
Eras of Hanazono’s reign The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby
The years of Hanazono’s reign are more specifically iden- Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
tified by more than one era name or nengō.[6] • Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales
• Tokuji (1306–1308) des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society,
• Enkyō (1308–1311) Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and
• Ōchō (1311–1312) Ireland. OCLC 5850691
• Shōwa (1312–1317) • Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki: A Chronicle of
• Bumpō (1317–1319) Gods and Sovereigns. New York: Columbia University
Press. 10-ISBN 0-231-04940-4; 13-ISBN
Notes 978-0-231-04940-5; OCLC 59145842
See also
• Emperor of Japan
• List of Emperors of Japan
• Imperial cult
• Emperor Go-Hanazono
Persondata
Name Hanazono
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth August 14, 1297
Place of birth
Date of death December 2, 1348
Place of death
Japanese Imperial kamon — a stylized chrysanthemum blos-
som
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