Emperor Go-Nara

Go-Nara Nara II
Emperor of Japan
Seated figure of Emperor Go-Nara
Reign	June 9, 1526 – September 27, 1557
Predecessor	Go-Kashiwabara
Successor	Ōgimachi
Born	January 26, 1495
Died	September 27, 1557 (aged 62)
Burial	Fukakusa no kita no Misasagi (Kyoto)

Go-Nara (後奈良天皇 Go-Nara-tennō) (January 26, 1495 – September 27, 1557) was the 105th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from June 9, 1526 until September 27, 1557, during the Sengoku period. His personal name was Tomohito (知仁). In older English literature, he may also be referred to as Nara II.

He was the second son of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara. His mother was Fujiwara Fujiko (藤原藤子)

Go-Nara is enshrined with other emperors at the imperial tomb called Fukakusa no kita no misasagi (深草北陵) in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.

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 Go-Nara's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included:

The years of Go-Nara's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō.