Emperor Hanazono (花園天皇 Hanazono Tennō) (August 14, 1297 - December 2, 1348) was the 95th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from December 28, 1308 until March 29, 1318. His personal name was Tomihito (富仁). August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Events 8 January - Monaco gains independence. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. ... His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... Events Henry VII is elected as king of the Holy Roman Empire. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... Events 1 April: Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English Emperor Go-Daigo ascends to the throne of Japan End of the reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan Pope John XXII declares the doctrines of the Franciscans advocating ecclesiastical poverty erroneous Qalaun Mosque, Cairo...

Genealogy

He was the fourth son of the 92nd Emperor Emperor Fushimi. He belonged to the Jimyōin-tō branch of the Imperial Family. Emperor Fushimi (伏見天皇 Fushimi Tennō) (May 10, 1265 – October 8, 1317) was the 92nd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ...

Life

In 1308, he became emperor upon the abdication of his second cousin, the Daikakuji-tō Emperor Go-Nijō Events Henry VII is elected as king of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Emperor Go-Nijō (後二条天皇 Go-Nijō Tennō) (March 9, 1285 – September 10, 1308) was the 94th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ...

During Hanazono's reign, negotiations between the Bakufu and the two lines resulted in an agreement to alternate the throne between the two lines every 10 years (the Bumpō Agreement). This agreement did not last long, being broken by Emperor Go-Daigo. This page is about the Japanese ruler and military rank. ... Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇 Go-Daigo Tennō) (November 26, 1288 – September 19, 1339) was the 96th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ...

1318, abdicates to his second cousin, the Daikakuji-tō Emperor Go-Daigo (brother of Go-Nijō) Events 1 April: Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English Emperor Go-Daigo ascends to the throne of Japan End of the reign of Emperor Hanazono, emperor of Japan Pope John XXII declares the doctrines of the Franciscans advocating ecclesiastical poverty erroneous Qalaun Mosque, Cairo... Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇 Go-Daigo Tennō) (November 26, 1288 – September 19, 1339) was the 96th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ...

During his reign, first his father the retired Emperor Fushimi, and then his brother, the retired Emperor Go-Fushimi, ruled as cloistered emperors. Emperor Fushimi (伏見天皇 Fushimi Tennō) (May 10, 1265 – October 8, 1317) was the 92nd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Emperor Go-Fushimi (後伏見天皇 Go-Fushimi Tennō) (April 5, 1288 – May 17, 1336) was the 93rd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Cloistered Rule, also known as the Insei system, was a process used by some Emperors of Japan by which they would ostensibly retire to a monastery and hand over power to a successor, but continue to exert power and influence from behind the scenes. ...

After his abdication, he raised his nephew, the future Northern Pretender Emperor Kōgon. In 1335, he became a Buddhist monk of the Zen sect. The Northern Court, also known as the Ashikaga Pretenders or Northern Pretenders, were a set of 6 claimants to the throne of Japan, today considered not legitimate Emperors. ... Emperor Kōgon (jp: 光厳天皇) (August 1, 1313 - August 5, 1364) was the first of what are now called the northern Ashikaga pretenders to the throne of Japan, although this designation is technically inaccurate in his case. ... Events Abu Said dies and the Ilkhan khanate ends Slavery abolished in Sweden Charles I of Hungary allies with Poland against the Hapsburgs and Bohemians Carinthia and Carniola come under Habsburg rule. ... A replica of an ancient statue of Gautama Buddha, found in Sarnath, near Varanasi. ... Zen is a form of Mahayana Buddhism which places great importance on moment-by-moment awareness and seeing deeply into the nature of things by direct experience. ...

In 1348, he died. Events April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. ...

He excelled at tanka, and was an important member of the Kyōgoku School. He also left behind a diary, called Hanazono-in-Minki (Imperial Chronicles of the Flower Garden Temple [Hanazono-in]) (花園院宸記). He was a very religious and literate person, never failing to miss his prayers to the Amitabha Buddha. See Waka (disambiguation) for other usages. ... Amitabha Buddha and his two acolytes, Mahasthamaprapta and Avalokitesvara Amitābha is a celestial Buddha described in the scriptures of Mahāyāna Buddhism. ... A large Buddha image in Yangon, Myanmar In Buddhism, a buddha (Sanskrit बुद्ध) is any being who has become fully awakened (enlightened), has permanently overcome greed, hate, and ignorance, and has achieved complete liberation from suffering. ...

Eras during his reign

• Tokuji
• Enkei
• Ōchō
• Shōwa
• Bumpō