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Emperor Hanazono

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1297–1348 Also known as Hanazono Tennō、Emperor Hanazono

Emperor Hanazono (1297–1348) was the 95th emperor of Japan, reigning from 1308 to 1318.…

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  1. 1297–1308Kyoto · KinkiBorn in 1297, son of Emperor Fushimi (Jimyōin line). In his youth, struggles between the court and the Kamakura shogunate over imperial succession grew increasingly fierce; Emperor Go-Daigo of the Daikakuji line (son of Emperor Go-Uda) found his conflicts with the shogunate deepening (Go-Daigo was Hanazono's cousin, not a brother).
  2. 1308–1318Kyoto · KinkiAcceded to the throne in 1308 under shogunate arrangement, reigning ten years. During this period relations between Emperor Go-Daigo and the shogunate deteriorated, planting the seeds for the later Kenmu Restoration and the fall of the Kamakura shogunate. In 1318 he abdicated in favor of Emperor Go-Daigo.

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