Emperor Go-Momozono

Emperor of Japan

Hidehito August 5, 1758

December 16, 1779(1779-12-16) (21)

Era dates See list Keichō(1596–1615) Genna (1615–1624) Kan'ei (1624–1644)

Emperor of Japan Emperor Go-Momozono (後桃園天皇 , Go-Momozono-tennō, 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- (後 ) 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 Shōgun 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.