Emperor Go-Momozono, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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emperor of Japan
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Place of Birth: Kyoto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
About Emperor Go-Momozono
- Emperor Go-Momozono (?????, Go-Momozono-tenno, August 5, 1758 – December 16, 1779) was the 118th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
- He was named after his father Emperor Momozono.
- The wording of go- (?) in the name translates as "later", so he has also been referred to as "Later Emperor Momozono", "Momozono, the second", or "Momozono II".
- Go-Momozono became Emperor in 1771, but had a short reign that lasted to his death in 1779.
- Events during his reign were confined to a series of natural calamities that occurred in 1772, aside from that the political situation with the Shogun was quiet.
- Things came to a head towards the end of Go-Momozono's life in the form of a succession issue as the Emperor had no eligible successor.
- As a result, he hastily adopted a son on his deathbed who later became the next Emperor.
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