(1328 – March 29, 1368) was the 97th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and a member of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period of rival courts. He reigned from September 18, 1339, until March 29, 1368 (Shōhei 23, 11th day of the 3rd month)<!-- NengoCalc 正平二十三年三月十一日 -->. His personal name was . He reigned from Sumiyoshi, Ōsaka, Yoshino, Nara, and other temporary locations.

This 14th-century sovereign was named after the 10th-century Emperor Murakami and go- (後), translates as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Murakami". The Japanese word go has also been translated to mean the "second one"; and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Murakami, the second", or as "Murakami II".

Events of Go-Murakami's life

"Prince Norinaga" was Go-Daigo's son from his "favorite consort of his later years". This was Lady Renshi.

He was accompanied by Kitabatake Akiie, in order to confront Takauji. When Takauji defeated them in Kyōto in 1336, they again returned to Mutsu Province. In 1337, because Tagajō was attacked, they returned yet again to the west, returning to Yoshino while constantly fighting battles.

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-Murakami's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included:

  • Sadaijin
  • Udaijin
  • Naidaijin
  • Dainagon

Eras of Go-Murakami's reign

The years of Go-Murakami'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)
  • Engen (1336–1340)
  • Kōkoku (1340–1346)
  • Shōhei (1346–1370)

:Nanboku-chō northern court

  • Eras as reckoned by pretender Court (as determined by Meiji rescript)
  • Ryakuō (1338–1342)
  • Kōei (1342–1345)
  • Jōwa (1345–1350)
  • Kannō (1350–1352)
  • Bunna (1352–1356)
  • Embun (1356–1361)
  • Kōan (1361–1362)
  • Jōji (1362–1368)
  • Ōan (1368–1375)

Genealogy

He was the seventh son of Emperor Go-Daigo

  • Consort: Minamoto (Kitabatake) Akiko (源 (北畠) 顕子), Kitabatake Chikafusa's daughter
  • First daughter: Imperial Princess Noriko (憲子内親王; 1345–1391) later Shin-Sen'mon-in (新宣陽門院)
  • Court Lady: Fujiwara no Shōshi (藤原勝子) later Kaki Mon'in, Ano Sanetama's daughter
  • First son: Imperial Prince Yutanari (寛成親王) later Emperor Chōkei
  • Second son: Imperial Prince Hironari (熙成親王) later Emperor Go-Kameyama
  • Fourth son: Imperial Prince Yasunari (泰成親王, 1360–1423)
  • Consort: Okurakyo-no-Tsubone (大蔵卿局)
  • Third son: Imperial Prince Korenari (惟成親王, d. 1423)
  • Fifth son: Imperial Prince Moronari (師成親王, 1361–1431)
  • Consort: Reizen-no-Tsubone (冷泉局)
  • Seventh son: Imperial Prince Yoshinari (良成親王, d. 1395)
  • unknown
  • Sixth son: Imperial Prince Kanenari (説成親王)
  • daughter: Imperial Princess Sadako (貞子内親王)

See also

  • Imperial cult
  • List of Emperors of Japan

References

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References

  • Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. .
  • Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652], Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. .