Emperor Sakuramachi
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Emperor Sakuramachi (桜町天皇 Sakuramachi-tennō) (February 8, 1720 – May 28, 1750) was the 115th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from April 13, 1735 to June 9, 1747. His personal name was Teruhito (昭仁) and his pre-accession title was Waka-no-miya (若宮).
GenealogyHe was the firstborn son of Emperor Nakamikado. He had three children by two women:
Events of Sakuramachi's lifeIn 1728, he became Crown Prince. In 1735, he became emperor upon the abdication of his father, Emperor Nakamikado. In 1747, he abdicated in favor of Emperor Momozono. In 1750, he died at the age of 30. He was said to be the reincarnation of Prince Shōtoku. With the support of Tokugawa Yoshimune, he worked for the restoration of Imperial rites, bringing back the Daijōsai (大嘗祭, the first ceremonial rice-offering by a newly-enthroned emperor) and the Shinjōsai (新嘗祭, a ceremonial rice-offering by the emperor) among others, and concentrated on restoring other courtesies. It is also said that he was a capable author of tanka. KugyōKugyō (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 Sakuramachi's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included: Eras of Sakuramachi's reignThe years of Sakuramachi's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō. References
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