Emperor Kameyama

Emperor Kameyama

nihongo|Emperor Kameyama|亀山天皇|"Kameyama-tennō" (July 9, 1249 – October 4, 1305), was the 90th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1259 through 1274. [Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). "Annales des empereurs du Japon," pp. 255-261; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). "Jinnō Shōtōki." pp. 232-233.]

Genealogy

Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his "imina") was nihongo| Tsunehito"-shinnō" |恒仁親王. [Titsingh, p. 255; Varley, p. 232.]

He was the 7th son of Emperor Go-Saga
*Empress (Kōgō) Tōin (Fujiwara) ?? (洞院(藤原)佶子)
**First daughter: Imperial Princess ?? (目見子内親王)
**First son: Imperial Prince ?? (知仁親王)
**Second son: Imperial Prince Yohito (世仁親王) (Emperor Go-Uda)
*Empress (Chūgū - a lower rank than Kōgō) Saionji (Fujiwara) Yoshiko? (西園寺(藤原)嬉子)
*Court Lady: Konoe (Fujiwara) ?? (近衛(藤原)位子)
**Eighth son: Imperial Prince ?? (啓仁親王)
**Tenth son: Imperial Prince ?? (継仁親王)
*Lady-in-waiting: Eldest daughter of Sanjō (Fujiwara) ?? (三条(藤原)実平)
**Fourth son: Prince Ryōsuke? (良助法親王) (Buddhist Priest)
**Sixth son: Prince Shōun? (聖雲法親王) (Buddhist Priest)
**Seventh son: Prince ?? (覚雲法親王) (Buddhist Priest)
**Fifth daughter: Wife of Kujō ?? (九条師教)
*Lady-in-waiting: Fujiwara ?? (藤原雅子)
**Second daughter: Imperial Princess ?? (憙子内親王) - Empress Dowager ?? (昭慶門院)
*Lady in waiting: Daughter of ?? (平時仲)
**Ninth son: Prince ?? (順助法親王) (Buddhist Priest)
**Eleventh son: Prince ?? (慈道法親王) (Buddhist Priest)
**Twentieth (twelfth?) son: Prince Gyōen (行円法親王) (Buddhist Priest)

Other names Emperor Kameyama had were:
*?? (金剛源) - his name as a monk
*Zenrinji-dono (禅林寺殿) - Literally "Lord Zen-Temple" From the fact that he had a Zen temple in the north wing of his Imperial Villa
*Madenokō-ji-dono (from his residence)
*Bun'ō Kōtei (From the era name; Kōtei is another word for Emperor)The name Kameyama comes from the location of his tomb.

Events of Kameyama's life

In 1258, he became Crown Prince at age 9.

* "Shōgen 1", in the 11th month (1259): In the 14th year of Go-Fukakusa"-tennō"'s reign (後深草天皇14年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (‘‘senso’’) was received by his younger brother. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Kameyama is said to have acceded to the throne (‘‘sokui’’). [Titsingh, p. 265; Varley, p. 44. [A distinct act of "senso" is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have "senso" and "sokui" in the same year until the reign of Go-Murakami.] ]

In 1263, during the Kamakura Rebellion, the 6th Shōgun, Imperial Prince Munetaka (eldest son of Emperor Go-Saga) was recalled from Kamakura to be replaced by his son Imperial Prince Koreyasu (age 2).

In 1265 a delegation arrived from Kublai Khan. On its way to Japan, they looted islands.

In 1274, abdicating to his son, Emperor Go-Uda, he began his reign as cloistered emperor.

During his time as cloistered emperor, the Mongols invaded twice. Kameyama personally prayed at the Grand Shrine of Ise.

However, the Bakufu watched Kameyama with suspicion, and in 1287, encouraged Emperor Go-Uda to abdicate, and pushed for the enthronement of Emperor Go-Fukakusa's son, who became Emperor Fushimi. Kameyama's cloistered rule was suspended by this.

Later, Imperial Prince Hisa'aki, Emperor Go-Fukakusa's son, became Shōgun strengthening the position of the Jimyōin-tō. This caused Kameyama to become despondent, and in 1289 he entered the priesthood, joining the Zen sect. Because of this, Zen Buddhism slowly penetrated into the Court Nobility.

In 1291, he helped establish the Buddhist temple Nanzen-ji in Kyōto.

In 1305, he died.

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 Kameyama's reign, this apex of the "Daijō-kan included:
* "Sadaijin"
* "Udaijin"
* "Nadaijin"
* "Dainagon"

Eras of Kameyama's reign

The years of Kameyama's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or "nengō". [Titsingh, p. 255.]
* "Bun'ō" (1260-1261)
* "Kōchō" (1261-1264)
* "Bun'ei" (1264-1275)

References

* Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652] , "Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth." Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [http://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran ...Click link for digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)]
* Varley, H. Paul , ed. (1980). [ Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1359] , "Jinnō Shōtōki ("A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa" translated by H. Paul Varley)." New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-04940-4

ee also

* Emperor Go-Kameyama


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