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GENEALOGY He was the fourth son of the 92nd Emperor Emperor Fushimi . He belonged to the Jimyōin-tō branch of the Imperial Family. LIFE In 1308 , he became emperor upon the abdication of his second cousin, the Daikakuji-tō Emperor Go-Nijō During Hanazono's reign, negotiations between the Bakufu and the two lines resulted in an agreement to alternate the throne between the two lines every 10 years (the Bumpō Agreement). This agreement did not last long, being broken by Emperor Go-Daigo . 1318 , abdicates to his second cousin, the Daikakuji-tō Emperor Go-Daigo (brother of Go-Nijō) During his reign, first his father the retired Emperor Fushimi , and then his brother, the retired Emperor Go-Fushimi , ruled as Cloistered Emperors . After his abdication, he raised his nephew, the future Northern Pretender Emperor Kōgon . In 1335 , he became a Buddhist monk of the Zen sect. In 1348 , he died. He excelled at Tanka , and was an important member of the Kyōgoku School. He also left behind a diary, called Hanazono-in-Minki (Imperial Chronicles of the Flower Garden Temple {Link without Title} ) (花園院宸記). He was a very religious and literate person, never failing to miss his prayers to the Amitabha Buddha . ERAS DURING HIS REIGN |
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