Emperor Go-Sai: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Go-Sai - Life

Emperor Go-Sai - Life

Initially marrying the daughter of the first Takamatsu-no-miya Yoshihito (高松宮好仁親王), he succeeded as second Takamatsu-no-miya. When his elder brother, Emperor Go-Kōmyō died on January 5, 1655, Prince Nagahito became the Go-Sai Emperor as a temporary measure, until his younger brother, Imperial Prince Satohito (識仁親王), who had been adopted by his elder brother, Go-Kōmyō, could grow old enough.

On March 5, 1663, he abdicated to Imperial Prince Satohito, who was now 10.

Putting his heart into scholarship, he left behind many books, including the "Water and Sun Collection" (Suinichishū, 水日集). Also talented in waka, he had a profound understanding of the classics.

During his reign, because of great fires at the Grand Shrine at Ise, Osaka Castle, and the Imperial Palace, among others, the Great Meireki Fire, earthquakes in the region, and because of repeated floods, many people blamed the Emperor, saying he lacked moral virtue.

In 1685, he passed away.

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