EMPEROR GO-KOMATSU
'Emperor Go-Komatsu' (å¾Œå°æ¾å¤©çš‡ ''Go-Komatsu-tennÅ'') (August 1, 1377 - December 1, 1433) was the '100th' emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He is officially considered a pretender from May 24, 1382 to October 21, 1392, when Emperor Go-Kameyama abdicated, and a legitimate emperor (the 100th sovereign) from that date until October 5, 1412. His personal name was Motohito (å¹¹ä»).
Go-Komatsu was the first son of the Northern Pretender Emperor Go-En'yÅ«. His mother was TsÅ«yÅmonin no Itsuko (通陽門院厳å), daughter of the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal SanjÅ Kimitada (三æ¡å…¬å¿ ).
★ Consort: Motoko (資å) Daughter of Hino Sukekuni (日野資国)
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★ First son: Imperial Prince Mihito (実ä»è¦ªçŽ‹) (Emperor ShÅkÅ)
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★ Second son: Ogawa-no-miya (å°å·å®®) (Emperor ShÅkÅ's crown prince)
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★ First daughter: Princess Riei
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★ Adopted son: Prince Hikohito (彦ä»çŽ‹), son of Imperial Prince Sadafusa, Prince Fushimi (ä¼è¦‹å®®è²žæˆè¦ªçŽ‹), grandson of the Northern Pretender Emperor SukÅ, became Emperor Go-Hanazono
★ Consort: Unknown (the daughter of a retainer from the Southern Court)
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★ IkkyÅ« SÅjun
He was named after Emperor KÅkÅ, who had the alternate name Komatsu, because they both returned the throne to their families, in the case of Emperor Go-Komatsu, by defeating his Southern Court rivals, and in the case of Emperor KÅkÅ, by succeeding his elder brother's grandson, Emperor YÅzei.
He was raised in the turbulent ''Nanboku-chÅ'' period of rival northern and southern courts in the mansion of Hino Sukenori (日野西資教). He succeeded as Northern Emperor upon the abdication of his father, the Northern Pretender Emperor Go-En'yÅ«. With the help of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, his father ruled as Cloistered Emperor. In 1392, following the post''-Nanboku-chÅ'' unification of the two formerly contending courts, the Southern Emperor Emperor Go-Kameyama turned over the three sacred treasures, which officially signaled the end of the southern court's claims to sovereignty. Thus, Emperor Go-Komatsu became the acknowledged, undisputed and legitimate emperor of Japan on October 21, 1392.
In the peace at that time, it was agreed that the northern and southern courts would alternate. However, in 1412, when Emperor Go-Komatsu abdicated, the agreement was thrown away, and, instead, he was succeeded by his son, Emperor ShÅkÅ, and all subsequent Emperors were descended from the Northern Court. Until 1911, the Northern Court Emperors were considered the legitimate ones, and the Southern Court to be illegitimate. However, now the Southern Court is considered to have been legitimate, primarily because they retained the three sacred treasures, and thus, Emperor Go-Komatsu is not considered to have been legitimate for the first 10 years of his reign.
The years of Go-Komatsu's ''Nanboku-chÅ'' and post''-Nanboku-chÅ'' reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or ''nengÅ''.
:'''Nanboku-chÅ'' northern court'
★ Eras as reckoned by legitimate Court (as determined by Meiji rescript)
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★ ''Eitoku'' (1381-1384)
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★ ''Shitoku'' (1384-1387)
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★ ''Kakei'' (1387-1389)
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★ ''KÅÅ'' (1389-1393]
:'''Nanboku-chÅ'' southern court'
★ Eras as reckoned by pretender Court (as determined by Meiji rescript)
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★ ''KÅwa'' (1381-1384)
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★ ''GenchÅ«'' (1384-1390)
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★ ''Meitoku'' (1390-1393)‡
:'Post''-Nanboku-chÅ'' court'
★ Eras merged as ''Meitoku'' 3 replaced ''GenchÅ«'' 9 as Go-Kameyama abdicated.
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★ ''Meitoku'' (1393-1394)‡
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★ ''ÅŒei'' (1394-1428)
★ ChÅkei
★ Go-Kameyama
★ Titsingh, Isaac. (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 digitized examples 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.
| Contents |
| Genealogy |
| Events of Go-Komatsu''-tennÅ's life |
| Eras of Go-Komatsu''-tennÅ's reign |
| Southern Court rivals |
| References |
| Further reading |
Genealogy
Go-Komatsu was the first son of the Northern Pretender Emperor Go-En'yÅ«. His mother was TsÅ«yÅmonin no Itsuko (通陽門院厳å), daughter of the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal SanjÅ Kimitada (三æ¡å…¬å¿ ).
★ Consort: Motoko (資å) Daughter of Hino Sukekuni (日野資国)
★
★ First son: Imperial Prince Mihito (実ä»è¦ªçŽ‹) (Emperor ShÅkÅ)
★
★ Second son: Ogawa-no-miya (å°å·å®®) (Emperor ShÅkÅ's crown prince)
★
★ First daughter: Princess Riei
★
★ Adopted son: Prince Hikohito (彦ä»çŽ‹), son of Imperial Prince Sadafusa, Prince Fushimi (ä¼è¦‹å®®è²žæˆè¦ªçŽ‹), grandson of the Northern Pretender Emperor SukÅ, became Emperor Go-Hanazono
★ Consort: Unknown (the daughter of a retainer from the Southern Court)
★
★ IkkyÅ« SÅjun
He was named after Emperor KÅkÅ, who had the alternate name Komatsu, because they both returned the throne to their families, in the case of Emperor Go-Komatsu, by defeating his Southern Court rivals, and in the case of Emperor KÅkÅ, by succeeding his elder brother's grandson, Emperor YÅzei.
Events of Go-Komatsu''-tennÅ's life
He was raised in the turbulent ''Nanboku-chÅ'' period of rival northern and southern courts in the mansion of Hino Sukenori (日野西資教). He succeeded as Northern Emperor upon the abdication of his father, the Northern Pretender Emperor Go-En'yÅ«. With the help of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, his father ruled as Cloistered Emperor. In 1392, following the post''-Nanboku-chÅ'' unification of the two formerly contending courts, the Southern Emperor Emperor Go-Kameyama turned over the three sacred treasures, which officially signaled the end of the southern court's claims to sovereignty. Thus, Emperor Go-Komatsu became the acknowledged, undisputed and legitimate emperor of Japan on October 21, 1392.
In the peace at that time, it was agreed that the northern and southern courts would alternate. However, in 1412, when Emperor Go-Komatsu abdicated, the agreement was thrown away, and, instead, he was succeeded by his son, Emperor ShÅkÅ, and all subsequent Emperors were descended from the Northern Court. Until 1911, the Northern Court Emperors were considered the legitimate ones, and the Southern Court to be illegitimate. However, now the Southern Court is considered to have been legitimate, primarily because they retained the three sacred treasures, and thus, Emperor Go-Komatsu is not considered to have been legitimate for the first 10 years of his reign.
Eras of Go-Komatsu''-tennÅ's reign
The years of Go-Komatsu's ''Nanboku-chÅ'' and post''-Nanboku-chÅ'' reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or ''nengÅ''.
:'''Nanboku-chÅ'' northern court'
★ Eras as reckoned by legitimate Court (as determined by Meiji rescript)
★
★ ''Eitoku'' (1381-1384)
★
★ ''Shitoku'' (1384-1387)
★
★ ''Kakei'' (1387-1389)
★
★ ''KÅÅ'' (1389-1393]
:'''Nanboku-chÅ'' southern court'
★ Eras as reckoned by pretender Court (as determined by Meiji rescript)
★
★ ''KÅwa'' (1381-1384)
★
★ ''GenchÅ«'' (1384-1390)
★
★ ''Meitoku'' (1390-1393)‡
:'Post''-Nanboku-chÅ'' court'
★ Eras merged as ''Meitoku'' 3 replaced ''GenchÅ«'' 9 as Go-Kameyama abdicated.
★
★ ''Meitoku'' (1393-1394)‡
★
★ ''ÅŒei'' (1394-1428)
Southern Court rivals
★ ChÅkei
★ Go-Kameyama
References
Further reading
★ Titsingh, Isaac. (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 digitized examples 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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