Emperor Go-Momozono
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| Reign | 1771–1779 |
| Predecessor | Go-Sakuramachi (aunt) |
| Successor | Kōkaku (son-in-law) |
| Born | August 5, 1758 |
| Died | December 16, 1779 (aged 21) |
| Burial | Tsuki no wa no misasagi (Kyoto) |
| Father | Momozono |
Emperor Go-Momozono (後桃園天皇 Go-Momozono-tennō?, August 5, 1758 – December 16, 1779) was the 118th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Go-Momozono's reign spanned the years from 1771 through his death in 1779.
This 18th-century sovereign was named after his father Emperor Momozono and go- (後), translates as "later", and thus, he could be called the "Later Emperor Momozono", or might be identified as "Momozono, the second" or as "Momozono II".
Before Go-Momozono's accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) was Hidehito (英仁?) or Hanahito
He was the firstborn son of Emperor Momozono.
Go-Momozono's Imperial family lived with him in the Dairi of the Heian Palace. This family included at least 2 sons who died in infancy and one 10-month-old daughter at the time of the emperor's early death. An adopted son would become Go-Momozono's heir:
Hidehito was passed over when his father died. He was too young to be emperor at that time.
Go-Momozono's kami is enshrined in the Imperial mausoleum, Tsuki no wa no misasagi, at Sennyū-ji in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. Also enshrined in this location are this emperor's immediate Imperial predecessors since Emperor Go-Mizunoo – Meishō, Go-Kōmyō, Go-Sai, Reigen, Higashiyama, Nakamikado, Sakuramachi, Momozono and Go-Sakuramachi. The shrine complex also encompasses the misasagi of three of Go-Momozono's immediate successors – Kōkaku, Ninkō, and Kōmei.
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