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Also known as Emperor Ōgimachi, Ogimachi, Emperor Ogimachi

emperor of Japan

Key facts

Reign
November 17, 1557 – December 17, 1586
Enthronement
February 22, 1560
Predecessor
Go-Nara
Successor
Go-Yōzei
Sh guns
See list Ashikaga Yoshiteru Ashikaga Yoshihide Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Born
Michihito ( 方仁 ) , June 18, 1517, Ashikaga shogunate
Died
February 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 more
Prince Masahito

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of death
Kyoto
Father
Go-Nara
Occupation
sovereign
Position held
Emperor of Japan
Languages spoken
Japanese
Image
Emperor Ogimachi3.jpg
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Commons category
Emperor Ōgimachi
date of death
1593-02-06
date of birth
1517-06-18
name in native language
正親町天皇
name in kana
おおぎまち てんのう
Commons Creator page
Ōgimachi
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Encyclopedic overview

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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).

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