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'Emperor Ōgimachi' (正親町天皇 ''Ōgimachi-tennō'') (June 18, 1517 - February 6, 1593) was the '106th' emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from October 27?, 1557 to December 17, 1586, corresponding to the transition between the Warring States Era and the Azuchi-Momoyama period. His personal name was Michihito (方仁).^[1]

Contents

Genealogy

Events of Ōgimachi-''tennō's life

Eras of Ōgimachi-''tennō's reign

References

Further reading

Genealogy

Ōgimachi was the first son of Emperor Go-Nara

★ Lady-in-waiting: Madenokōji (Fujiwara) Fusako (万里小路（藤原）房子)

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★ Second daughter: Princess Eikō (永高女王)

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★ Fifth son: Imperial Prince Sanehito (誠仁親王)

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★ First son: Imperial Prince Kazuhito (和仁親王) (became Emperor Go-Yōzei)

Events of Ōgimachi-''tennō's life

Ōgimachi became Emperor upon the death of Emperor Go-Nara.

★ '''Eiroku 3''', in the 1st month (1560): Ōgimachi was proclaimed emperor. The ceremonies of coronation were made possible because they were paid for by Mōri Motonari and others.^[2]

★ '''Eiroku 3'''. in the 5th month (1560): Imagawa Yoshimoto led the armies of the province of Suruga against the Owari; and at the Battle of Okehazama (桶狭間の戦い Okehazama-no-tatakai), his forces fought against against Oda Nobunaga; but Imagawa's army was vainquished and he did not survive. Then Nobunaga took over the province of Owari. Tokugawa Ieyasu took over the province of Mikawa and made himself master of Okazaki Castle (岡崎城, Okazaki-jō).^[2]

★ '''Eiroku 7''' (1564): Oda Nobunaga completed the conquest of Mino; and he built a new castle at Gifu.^[4]

★ '''Eiroku 11''', in the 2nd month (1568): Ashikaga Yoshihide became shogun.^[5]

★ '''Eiroku 11''', in the 9th month (1568): The Shogun Yoshihide died from a contagious disease.^[5]
The finances of the emperor and is court were greatly strained. The authority of the Imperial Court also began to fall, but Oda Nobunaga, entering Kyoto changed this situation. Frequently using the Emperor as a mediator when fighting enemies, Oda Nobunaga brought peace to Japan. However, by around 1573, Oda Nobunaga came to frequently demand the Emperor's abdication, but the Emperor refused.
Before political power was transferred to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, in order to take advantage of the Emperor's authority, the power of the Imperial Family was increased. In this way, Hideyoshi and the Imperial Family entered into a mutually beneficial relationship.
In 1586, he abdicated in favor of his grandson, Imperial Prince Katahito (周仁親王), who became the Emperor Go-Yōzei. Ōgimachi retired to the Sennōda Palace. On February 6 1593, he died.
During Ōgimachi's reign, with the assistance of Oda Nobunaga and Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the Imperial Family was able to halt the decline it had been in since the ''Ōnin'' War, and began a time of recovery.

Eras of Ōgimachi-''tennō's reign

The years of Ōgimachi's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or ''nengō''.^[2]

★ ''Kōji'' (1555-1558)

★ ''Eiroku'' (1558-1570)

★ ''Genki'' (1570-1573)

★ ''Tenshō'' (1573-1592)

References

1. Titsingh, I. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon,'' p. 383.
2. Titsingh, p. 383.
3. Titsingh, p. 383.
4. Titsingh, P. 385.
5. Titsingh, p. 386.
6. Titsingh, p. 386.
7. Titsingh, p. 383.

Further reading

★ Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō (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.