EMPEROR GO-NARA

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'Emperor Go-Nara' (後奈良天皇 ''Go-Nara-tennÅ'') (January 26, 1497 - September 27, 1557) was the '105th' emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from June 9 1526 until September 27 1557, at the end of the Sengoku period. His personal name was Tomohito (知ä»).

Contents
Genealogy
Events of Go-Nara-''tennÅ's life
Eras of Go-Nara-''tennÅ's reign
References
Notes
References

Genealogy


He was the second son of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara. His mother was Fujiwara Fujiko (藤原藤å­)

★ Court Lady?: MadenokÅji (Fujiwara) Eiko (万里å°è·¯ï¼ˆè—¤åŽŸï¼‰æ „å­)


★ First daughter: ?


★ First son: Imperial Prince Michihito (æ–¹ä»è¦ªçŽ‹) (Emperor ÅŒgimachi)


★ Second daughter: Princess Eiju? (永寿女王)

★ Lady-in-waiting: Takakura (Fujiwara) Kazuko? (高倉(藤原)é‡å­)


★ Fifth daughter: Princess FukÅ? (普光女王)

★ Lady-in-waiting: Hirohashi (Fujiwara) Kuniko? (広橋(藤原)国å­)


★ Seventh daughter: Princess SeishÅ« (è–秀女王)

★ Consort: Daughter of Mibu (Fujiwara) Harutomi (壬生(藤原)晴富)


★ Second son: kakujyo (覚æ•)


★ Third son: ??

Events of Go-Nara-''tennÅ's life



★ '''Daiei''' 6, in the 4th month (June 9, 1526: Go-Nara was proclaimed emperor upon the death of his father, Emperor Go-Kashiwabara. He began his reign at age 31.[1]

★ '''Daiei''' 6, in the 7th month (1526}: An army from Awa province marched towards Miyako. Fusokawa Takakuni attached these forces at the Karsouragawa River, but his forces were unsucceful. Fusokawa Takakage came to the aid of Takakuni, and their combined forces were successful in stoping the advancing army.[2]

★ '''Daiei''' 6, in the 12th month (1526): Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu invited archers from neighboring provinces to come to the capital for an archery contest.[2]

★ '''KyÅroku gannen''' or '''KyÅroku 1''' (1528): Former ''Kampuku'' Konoe Tanye becomes ''Sadaijin.'' The former ''Nadijin'' Minamoto-no Mitsikoto becomes ''Udaijin.'' Former ''Dianagon'' Kiusho Tanemitsi becomes ''Nadaijin.''[4]

★ '''Tenbun 5''', on the 26th day of the 2nd month (1536}: Go-Nara is formally installed as emperor.[5]
The Imperial Court was so impoverished, that a nation-wide appeal for contributions went out. Contributions from the HÅjÅ clan, the ÅŒuchi clan, the Imagawa clan, and other great ''daimyÅ'' clans of the ''Sengoku'' period allowed the Emperor to carry out the formal coronation ceremonies ten years later.
The Imperial Court's poverty was so extreme, that the Emperor was forced to sell his calligraphy.

Eras of Go-Nara-''tennÅ's reign


The years of Go-Nara's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or ''nengÅ''.

★ ''Daiei'' (1521-1528)

★ ''KyÅroku'' (1528-1532)

★ ''Tenbun'' (1532-1555)

★ ''KÅji'' (1555-1558)

References


Notes

1. Titsingh, I. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon,'' p. 372.
2. Titsingh, p. 373.
3. Titsingh, p. 373.
4. Titsingh, p.373.
5. Titsingh, p. 374.

References


Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo (1652)]. ''Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth.'' Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.--''Two copies of this rare book have now been made available online: (1) from the library of the University of Michigan, digitized January 30, 2007; and (2) from the library of Stanford University, digitized June 23, 2006.'' Click here to read the original text in French.



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