Emperor Momozono of Japan
| Momozono | |
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| Emperor of Japan | |
| Reign | 1747–1762 |
| Predecessor | Sakuramachi (father) |
| Successor | Go-Sakuramachi (sister) |
| Born | 14 April 1741 |
| Died | 31 August 1762 (aged 21) |
| Burial | Tsuki no wa no misasagi (Kyoto) |
| Spouse | Ichijō Tomiko |
| Father | Sakuramachi |
| Mother | Anegakōji Sadako |
Emperor Momozono (桃園天皇 Momozono-tennō, 14 April 1741 – 31 August 1762) was the 116th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Momozono's reign spanned the years from 1747 until his death in 1762.
Before Momozono's ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) was Toohito (遐仁); and his pre-accession title was initially Yaho-no-miya (八穂宮) and later Sachi-no-miya (茶地宮).
Momozono was the firstborn son of Emperor Sakuramachi. His mother was Lady-in-waiting Sadako (定子) (Empress Dowager Kaimei, 開明門院)
Momozono's Imperial family lived with him in the Dairi of the Heian Palace. This family included at least 2 sons:
During his reign, in 1758, the Hōreki Scandal occurred when a large number of the young court nobility were punished by the Bakufu for advocating the restoration of direct Imperial rule.
Momozono's kami is enshrined in an Imperial mausoleum (misasagi), Tsuki no wa no misasagi, at Sennyū-ji in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. Also enshrined here are Momozono's immediate Imperial predecessors since Emperor Go-Mizunoo – Meishō, Go-Kōmyō, Go-Sai, Reigen, Higashiyama, Nakamikado and Sakuramachi, along with five of his immediate Imperial successors – Go-Sakuramachi, Go-Momozono, Kōkaku, Ninkō, and Kōmei.
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