Everything about Emperor Go-kameyama totally explained
(c.
1347 –
May 10,
1424) was the
99th emperor of
Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He ruled from
1383 to
October 21,
1392, becoming the last Emperor of the Southern Court. His personal name was .
This
Nanboku-chō "sovereign" was named after the 13th century
Emperor Kameyama and
go- (後), translates literally as "later;" and thus, he may be called the "Later Emperor Kameyama". The Japanese word "
go" has also been translated to mean the "second one;" and in some older sources, this would-be emperor may be identified as "Kameyama, the second," or as "Kameyama II."
Genealogy
He was the second son of
Emperor Go-Murakami. His mother was Fujiwara Katsuko ?? (藤原勝子)
Little is known of his empress or other consorts. Imperial Prince Tsuneatsu (恒敦) is believed to be his son.
Events of Go-Kameyama's life
Go-Kameyama acceeded to the throne during the turbulent
Nanboku-chō period during which rival claimants to the
Chrysanthemum Throne gathered supporters around them in what were known as the
Northern court and the Southern Court. Go-Kameyama became Emperor in what was called the Southern court when
Emperor Chōkei abdicated in 1383. On
October 15,
1392, at the insistence of the peace faction amngst his own courtiers, he applied to
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu for peace; and he subsequently returned to the capital where he did hand over the
Sacred Treasures to his Northern Court rival. In doing so, Go-Kameyama was understood to have abdicated. Since 1911, the Japanese government has declared the southern claimants were actually the rightful emperors because they retained possession of the three sacred treasures, thus converting the emperors of the former Northern court into mere pretenders.
By the conditions of the peace treaty, the Northern Court and the Southern Court were supposed to alternate control of the throne. However, this was thrown out in 1412, and all subsequent emperors came from the family of the former Northern Court rival, the ultimately successful
Emperor Go-Komatsu.
Following his abdication, he went into seclusion; but, in
1410, he returned to Yoshino.
Kugyō
Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the
Emperor of Japan in pre-
Meiji eras. Even during those years in which the court's actual influence outside the palace walls was minimal, the hierarchic organization persisted.
In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Go-Kameyama's reign, this apex of the
Daijō-kan included:
Eras of Go-Kameyama's reign
The years of Go-Kameyama's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō.
» Nanboku-chō southern court
Eras as reckoned by legitimate Court (as determined by Meiji rescript)
» Nanboku-chō northern court
Eras as reckoned by pretender Court (as determined by Meiji rescript)
» Post-Nanboku-chō reunified court
Eras merged as Meitoku 3 replaced Genchū 9 as Go-Kameyama abdicated.
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