was the 83rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

Tsuchimikado's reign spanned the years from 1198 through 1210.

Genealogy

Before Tsuchimikado's accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) was . He was the firstborn son of Emperor Go-Toba. His mother was Ariko (在子) (1171–1257), daughter of Minamoto no Michichika (源通親).

Tsuchimikado's Imperial family lived with him in the Dairi of the Heian Palace. His family included three sons by three different consorts: Minamoto Michimumen's daughter

  • First daughter: Princess Haruko (春子女王; 1210–1230)
  • Second daughter: Imperial Princess Akiko (覚子内親王; 1213–1285) later Ogimachi'in (正親町院)
  • Third son: Imperial Prince Priest Ninjo (仁助法親王; 1215–1262)
  • Fourth son: Imperial Prince Priest Jojin (静仁法親王; 1216–1296)
  • Sixth son: Prince Kunihito (邦仁王), later Emperor Go-Saga
  • 1198 (Kenkyū 9, 3rd month): Emperor Tsuchimikado is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui).
  • 1199: Shortly after Tsuchimikado's reign began, Minamoto no Yoritomo died.
  • 1203: Yoritomo's successor as head of the Kamakura shogunate, Minamoto no Yoriie, was assassinated; and former emperor Go-Toba was responsible for good relations with the shogunate when it was headed by Minamoto no Sanetomo from 1203 through 1219.
  • 1231: The former emperor died at age 35.

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.

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

  • Sesshō, Konoe Motomichi, 1160–1233.
  • Sesshō, Kujō Yoshitsune, 1169–1206.
  • Kenkyū (1190–1199)
  • Shōji (1199–1201)
  • Kennin (1201–1204)
  • Genkyū (1204–1206)
  • Ken'ei (1206–1207)
  • Jōgen (1207–1211)

Ancestry

See also

  • Emperor of Japan
  • List of Emperors of Japan
  • Imperial cult
  • Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
  • Minase Shrine

Notes

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