Emperor Tsuchimikado
Emperor Tsuchimikado (土御門天皇, Tsuchimikado Tennō) (January 3, 1196 – November 6, 1231) was the 83rd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He ruled from February 18, 1198 to December 12, 1210. His personal name was Tanehito (為仁).
Genealogy
He was the firstborn son of Emperor Go-Toba. His mother was ?? (在子), daughter of Minamoto no Michichika (源通親).
- Empress (Chūgū): Ōinomikado (Fujiwara) ?? (大炊御門（藤原）麗子)
- Lady-in-waiting: Tsuchimikado (Minamoto) ?? (土御門（源）通子)
- First daughter: Princess Haruko (春子女王)
- Second daughter: Imperial Princess ?? (覚子内親王)
- Third son: Prince Jinsuke (仁助法親王) (Buddhist Priest)
- Fourth son: Prince Chikahito (静仁法親王) (Buddhist Priest)
- Sixth son: Prince Kunihito (邦仁王) (Emperor Go-Saga)
- Fifth daughter: Princess Hideko (秀子女王)
Life
In 1198, he became emperor upon the abdication of Emperor Go-Toba, who continued to rule in actual fact as cloistered emperor. However, in 1210, Go-Toba persuaded him to abdicate in favor of his younger brother, who became Emperor Juntoku.
In Kyōto, Minamoto no Michichika took power as steward, and in Kamakura, in 1199, upon the death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Hōjō Tokimasa began to rule as Gokenin.