Emperor Ōgimachi

Emperor Ōgimachi
正親町天皇
Portrait of Emperor Ōgimachi, unknown artist, late 16th century
Emperor of Japan
ReignNovember 17, 1557 – December 17, 1586
EnthronementFebruary 22, 1560
PredecessorGo-Nara
SuccessorGo-Yōzei
Shōguns
BornMichihito (方仁)
June 18, 1517
Ashikaga shogunate
DiedFebruary 6, 1593(1593-02-06) (aged 75)
Sentō Palace, Kyoto. Azuchi–Momoyama period
Burial
Fukakusa no kita no Misasagi (深草北陵) Kyoto
Issue
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Prince Masahito
Posthumous name
Tsuigō:
Emperor Ōgimachi (正親町院 or 正親町天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Go-Nara
MotherMadenokōji (Fujiwara) Eishi
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Emperor Ōgimachi (正親町天皇, Ōgimachi-tennō, June 18, 1517 – February 6, 1593) was the 106th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from November 17, 1557, to his abdication on December 17, 1586, corresponding to the transition between the Sengoku period of the Muromachi bakufu and the dawn of the new Azuchi–Momoyama period. His personal name was Michihito (方仁).