Emperor Gofukakusa

The 89th Emperor (reigned 1246-59). His given name was Hisahito. His Buddhist name was Sojitsu. He was also called Tokiwaido and Tomikojiin. He was the son of Emperor Gosaga. His mother was Omiyain Kisshi, the daughter of Saionji Saneuji. He succeeded to the throne from his father, but in 1259 (Shogen 1) he passed the throne to his younger brother Emperor Kameyama, as ordered by his father. He later ruled under his son Emperor Fushimi and grandson Emperor Gofushimi, and in 1290 (Shoo 3) he became a monk and died on July 16, 1210. He is buried at Fukakusa Kitaryou in Kyoto. Emperor Gofukakusa is the ancestor of the Jimyoin line and also the ancestor of the Northern Imperial Court. During the reign of Emperor Fushimi, when the conflict between the Jimyoin and Daikakuji lines intensified, Asahara Tameyori attempted to assassinate Emperor Fushimi. Emperor Gofukakusa is said to have written over 100 volumes of his diary over a period of 33 years, which he also called the Suikan Shinki, but most of it has been lost today and only 10 volumes remain.

[Masashi Murata]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

第89代天皇（在位1246～59）。名は久仁(ひさひと)。法名素実(そじつ)。常盤井(ときわい)殿また富小路院(とみのこうじいん)殿と称した。後嵯峨(ごさが)天皇の皇子。母は西園寺実氏(さいおんじさねうじ)の女(むすめ)大宮院姞子(おおみやいんきっし)。父天皇の譲を受け位についたが、父の命により1259年（正元1）位を弟亀山(かめやま)天皇に譲った。その後、子伏見(ふしみ)天皇、孫後伏見(ごふしみ)天皇の代に院政をとり、90年（正応3）出家し、嘉元(かげん)2年7月16日没。京都の深草北陵に葬る。後深草天皇は持明院(じみょういん)統の祖であり、北朝皇統の祖にもあたる。持明院、大覚寺(だいかくじ)両統の対立が激化した伏見天皇の代、浅原為頼(あさはらためより)の伏見天皇殺害未遂事件があった。後深草天皇は、33年間にわたり100巻に余る日記を記したと伝えられており、これを『水旱宸記(すいかんしんき)』とも称したが、今日ではそのほとんどが失われ、わずか10巻だけが伝存する。

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