Emperor Go-Mizunoo
Emperor Go-Mizunoo was emperor from 1611 to 1629, and was the longest-lived emperor in historical times, except for the Shôwa Emperor.[1]
He took Tokugawa Masako, a daughter of Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada better known today by her Buddhist name Tôfukumon-in, as his primary imperial consort; they married when she was 14.
Go-Mizunoo abdicated in 1629 in favor of his daughter, who took the throne as Empress Meishô. In 1634, he received Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu in audience at Nijô castle. This was the last time a shogun would visit Kyoto, or meet with an emperor, until the Bakumatsu period.
He is buried at Sennyû-ji, outside Kyoto, along with a number of emperors who followed him. It is unclear whether his burial, in a relatively simple grave, without any tumulus, marks the beginning of a precedent, or whether that practice was begun with Emperor Go-Kôgon (r. 1352-1370).[2]
In addition to Empress Meishô, his other children included:
- Prince Morizumi, the first head priest (zasu) of Kan'ei-ji in Edo.
- Shingyô (the emperor's tenth son), who took the tonsure and became head (monshu) of the Ichijô-in.
| Preceded by Emperor Go-Yôzei |
Emperor of Japan 1611-1629 |
Succeeded by Empress Meishô |
References
- ↑ Marius Jansen, China in the Tokugawa World, Harvard University Press (1992), 55.
- ↑ Amino Yoshihiko, "Deconstructing 'Japan'," East Asian History 3 (1992), 141.
