Emperor Go-Uda
Emperor of Japan
Emperor Go-Uda (後宇多天皇, Go-Uda-tennō; 17 December 1267 – 16 July 1324) was the 91st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1274 through 1287.
This 13th-century sovereign was named after the 9th-century Emperor Uda and go- (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Uda," or in some older sources, may be identified as "Emperor Uda, the second" or as "Emperor Uda II."
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) was Yohito (世仁).
He was the second son of Emperor Kameyama. They were from the Daikaku-ji line.
Consort: Imperial Princess Reishi (姈子内親王; 1270–1307) later Yūgimon'in (遊義門院), Emperor Go-Fukakusa's daughter
Consort: Horikawa (Minamoto) Motoko (堀河（源）基子) later Nishika'mon-in (西華門院; 1269–1355), Horikawa Tomomori's daughter
First son: Imperial Prince Kuniharu (邦治親王) later Emperor Go-Nijō
Lady-in-waiting: Itsutsuji (Fujiwara) Chushi (五辻（藤原）忠子; 1268–1319) later Dantenmon'in (談天門院), Itsutsuji Tadatsugu's daughter
First daughter: Imperial Princess Shōshi (1286–1348) (奨子内親王) later Tatchimon-in (達智門院)
Second son: Imperial Prince Takaharu (尊治親王) later Emperor Go-Daigo
Third son: Imperial Prince Priest Shōen (性円法親王; 1292–1347)
Fourth son: Imperial Prince Priest Shokaku (承覚法親王; b. 1294)
Consort: Princess Mizuko (瑞子女王) later Eikamon'in (永嘉門院; 1272–1329), Prince Munetaka's daughter
Consort: Ichijo-no-Tsubone（一条局）, Hashimoto Sanetoshi's daughter
Fifth Son: Imperial Prince Priest Shosi (性勝法親王; d. 1354)
Consort: Princess Rinshi (掄子女王), Prince Munetaka's daughter
Second daughter: Imperial Princess Baishi (禖子内親王) later Sūmeimon-in (崇明門院), married Imperial Prince Kuniyoshi
Consort: Itsutsuji Munechika's daughter
Third daughter: Imperial Princess Tōshi/Chūshi (愉子内親王)
Consort: Kazan'in Nagamasa’s daughter
Princess
Consort: Shinsanmi-no-tsubone (新三位局)
Prince (b. 1307)
Events of Go-Uda's life
Yohito-shinnō became crown prince in 1268. According to the terms of the late emperor's will (Go-Saga died in 1272), in 1274, he would become emperor upon the death or abdication of Emperor Kameyama.
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