Higashiyama

Also known as Higashiyama-tennō, Emperor Higashiyama

emperor of Japan (1675-1710)

Key facts

Reign: 2 May 1687 – 27 July 1709
Predecessor: Reigen
Successor: Nakamikado
Sh guns: See list Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Tokugawa Ienobu
Born: Asahito ( 朝仁 ) , ( 1675-10-21 ) 21 October 1675, Kyoto , Kyoto Prefecture , Tokugawa shogunate
Died: 16 January 1710 (1710-01-16) (aged 34), Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Tokugawa shogunate
Burial: Tsuki no wa no misasagi , Kyoto
Spouse: Yukiko ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1697 )
Issue among others: Emperor Nakamikado Naohito, Prince Kan'in

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Instance of: human
Named after: Sennyū-ji Temple
Gender: male
Citizenship: Tokugawa shogunate
Place of birth: Kyoto
Place of death: Kyoto
Spouse: Yukiko-joō
Father: Emperor Reigen
Occupation: sovereign
Position held: Emperor of Japan
Languages spoken: Japanese
Family: Imperial House of Japan
Noble title: Emperor of Japan
Image: Emperor Higashiyama.jpg

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Commons category: Emperor Higashiyama
date of birth: 1675-10-21
date of death: 1710-01-16
cause of death: smallpox
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: 東山天皇
place of burial: Tsuki no wa no misasagi
name in kana: ひがしやまてんのう

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Asahito (Japanese: 朝仁), posthumously honored as Emperor Higashiyama (東山天皇, Higashiyama-tennō; 21 October 1675 – 16 January 1710), was the 113th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Higashiyama's reign spanned the years from 1687 through to his abdication in 1709 corresponding to the Genroku era of the Edo period. The previous hundred years of peace and seclusion in Japan had created relative economic stability. The arts flourished, including theater and architecture.

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