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Emperor Fushimi

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1265–1317 Also known as Fushimi Tennō、Emperor Fushimi

Emperor Fushimi (1265–1317) was the 92nd emperor of Japan, reigning from 1287 to 1298, an important emperor of the Jimyōin line.…

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  1. 1287–1298Kyoto · KinkiHe acceded in 1287 with shogunate support and reigned eleven years. In the 1290s friction between court and shogunate intensified over imperial succession and the alternating Daikakuji and Jimyōin lines, with regent Hōjō Tokimune and others deeply intervening in court affairs.
  2. 1298–1317Kyoto · KinkiAfter abdicating in 1298 he still influenced court politics as a retired emperor; his son Emperor Go-Daigo later became the key figure in overthrowing the Kamakura shogunate. He spent his late years in Kyoto and died in 1317.

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