Emperor Go-Komyo

• Born: 1633
• Died: 1654
• Reign: 1643-1654
• Japanese: 後光明天皇 (Go Koumyou tennou)

Emperor Go-Kômyô was an emperor of the early Edo period.

Go-Kômyô was a son of Emperor Go-Mizunoo by his consort Sono Mitsuko, also known as Mibu-in. He took the throne in 1643 following the abdication of his half-sister Empress Meishô.

He died in 1654 and was succeeded by another half-brother, who took the throne as Emperor Go-Sai.

Preceded by Empress Meishô

Emperor of Japan 1643-1654

Succeeded by Emperor Go-Sai

References

• Evelyn Rawski, Early Modern China and Northeast Asia: Cross-Border Perspectives, Cambridge University Press (2015), 157.