Emperor Hanazono

Timeline

1. 1297–1308Kyoto · Kyoto PrefectureToshihito was a son of Emperor Fushimi, received imperial education in the Kyoto palace, and from childhood was included in the line of imperial succession, preparing for his later accession.
2. 1308–1318Kyoto Gosho · Kyoto PrefectureHe acceded in 1308 as Emperor Hanazono; during his ten-year reign court ceremonies and government business operated within the shogunate framework, with political power largely shared between the Kamakura shogunate and the sekkan houses.
3. 1318–1348Kyoto · Kyoto PrefectureAfter abdicating he became a monk and retired emperor, continuing to influence the court through insei. In his later years he experienced major upheavals including Emperor Go-Daigo's Kenmu Restoration, the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, and the division into the Northern and Southern Courts.