Emperor Go-Saga
| Emperor Go-Saga 後嵯峨天皇 | |||||
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Go-Saga, Tenshi Sekkan Miei | |||||
| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | 21 February 1242 – 16 February 1246 | ||||
| Enthronement | 19 April 1242 | ||||
| Predecessor | Shijō | ||||
| Successor | Go-Fukakusa | ||||
| Shōgun | Kujō Yoritsune Kujō Yoritsugu | ||||
| Born | 1 April 1220 | ||||
| Died | 17 March 1272 (aged 51) Daikaku-ji (大覚寺), Heian-kyō | ||||
| Burial | Saga no minami no Misasagi (嵯峨南陵) (Kyoto) | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Tsuchimikado | ||||
| Mother | Minamoto no Michiko | ||||
Emperor Go-Saga (後嵯峨天皇, Go-Saga-tennō; 1 April 1220 – 17 March 1272) was the 88th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This reign spanned the years 1242 through 1246.
This 13th-century sovereign was named after the 9th-century Emperor Saga and go- (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Saga". The Japanese word go has also been translated to mean the "second one;" and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Saga, the second", or as "Saga II".