Emperor Reigen

• Born: 1654
• Died: 1732
• Reign: 1663-1687
• Japanese: 霊元天皇 (Reigen tennou)

Emperor Reigen was the 112th emperor of Japan. He was a son of Emperor Go-Mizunoo by his consort Shin-Kôgimon-in. He was the last of Go-Mizunoo's children to reign, succeeding his half-brother Emperor Go-Sai in 1663, and reigning until his abdication on 1687/3/21, at which time he was succeeded by Emperor Higashiyama.

Preceded by Emperor Go-Sai

Emperor of Japan 1663-1687

Succeeded by Emperor Higashiyama

References

• Arai Hakuseki, Joyce Ackroyd (trans.), Told Round a Brushwood Fire, University of Tokyo Press (1979), 315n100.
• Cecilia Segawa Seigle, "Shinanomiya Tsuneko: Portrait of a Court Lady," in Anne Walthall (ed.), The Human Tradition in Modern Japan, Scholarly Resources, Inc. (2002), 4-5.