Hiro Saga, was a Japanese noblewoman, and was a distant relative of the Shōwa Emperor, who was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from December 25, 1926, until his death?
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Hiro Saga Hiro Saga (嵯峨 浩 , Saga Hiro , 16 April 1914 – 20 June 1987) was a Japanese noblewoman. She was the daughter of Marquis Saneto Saga and a distant relative of the Shōwa Emperor. She was married in 1937 to Pujie, the younger brother of Puyi, the Last Emperor of China from 1908–1912 and the puppet emperor of Manchukuo from 1934–1945. After her marriage to Pujie, she was known as, and identified herself as, Aisin-Gioro Hiro (愛新覺羅•浩) or Aixin-Jueluo Hao in Chinese.
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Hirohito Hirohito (裕仁 , April 29, 1901 – January 7, 1989) was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from December 25, 1926, until his death. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Akihito. In Japan, he is now referred to primarily by his posthumous name, Emperor Shōwa (昭和天皇 , Shōwa-tennō ) . The word "Shōwa" is the name of the era that corresponded with the Emperor's reign, and was made the Emperor's own name upon his death. The name Hirohito means "abundant benevolence".
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Shigeko Higashikuni Shigeko Higashikuni (東久邇成子 , Higashikuni Shigeko , 6 December 1925 – 23 July 1961) , born Shigeko, Princess Teru (照宮成子内親王 , Teru-no-miya Shigeko Naishinnō ) , was the wife of Prince Morihiro Higashikuni and eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun. She was the eldest sister to the present Emperor of Japan, Emperor Akihito.
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Tenshō-in Tenshō-in (天璋院 , February 5, 1836 – November 20, 1883) , also known as Atsuko (篤子 ) , was the wife of Tokugawa Iesada (徳川 家定 ) , the 13th Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan
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Fujiwara no Nagara Fujiwara no Nagara (藤原長良 , 802 – August 6, 856) , also known as Fujiwara no Nagayoshi, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician of the early Heian period. He was the grandfather of Emperor Yōzei.
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Emperor Toba Emperor Toba (鳥羽天皇 , Toba-tennō , February 24, 1103 – July 20, 1156) was the 74th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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Empress Kōjun Empress Kōjun (香淳皇后 , Kōjun-kōgō ) , born Princess Nagako (良子女王 , Nagako Joō , 6 March 1903 – 16 June 2000) , was the wife of Emperor Shōwa of Japan. She was the mother of the present emperor, Akihito.
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Emperor Daigo Emperor Daigo (醍醐天皇 , Daigo-tennō , February 6, 885 – October 23, 930) was the 60th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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Hirata Tosuke Count Hirata Tosuke (平田 東助 , March 2, 1849 – April 14, 1925) was a statesman and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan, active in the Meiji and Taishō period Empire of Japan.
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Hirate Masahide Hirate Masahide (平手 政秀 , 1492 - February 25, 1553) was a Japanese samurai who served the Oda clan for two generations. His original name was Hirate Kiyohide (平手 清秀 ) .
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Emperor Suizei Emperor Suizei (綏靖天皇 , Suizei-tennō ) , sometimes romanized as Suisei and known as "Kamu-nuna-kaha-mimi no mikoto"; was the second Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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Emperor Seimu Emperor Seimu (成務天皇 , Seimu-tennō ) was the 13th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He also known as "Wakatarashihiko no Sumeramikoto". His reign is conventionally dated as AD 131–191. He is credited with appointing the first provincial governors and district officials.
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Koizumi Matajirō Koizumi Matajirō (小泉 又次郎 , 10 June 1865 – 24 September 1951) was a Japanese politician and cabinet minister in the Taishō period and early Shōwa period Japan. He was the grandfather of Jun'ichirō Koizumi, who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006.
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Prince Nagahisa Kitashirakawa Prince Nagahisa Kitashirakawa (北白川宮永久王 , Kitashirakawa-no-miya Nagahisa-ō , 19 February 1910 – 4 September 1940) of Japan, was the 4th head of the Kitashirakawa-no-miya collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family and a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army.
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Emperor Uda Emperor Uda (宇多天皇 , Uda-tennō , June 10, 867 – September 3, 931) was the 59th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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100 Landscapes of Japan (Shōwa era) The 100 Landscapes of Japan (日本百景 ) is a list of famous scenic sites in Japan. The 100 Landscapes or Views were selected alongside further sets of 8 Views and 25 Winning Sites in 1927, a year after Hirohito became Emperor. The selection was intended to "reflect the new taste of the new era". The nomination and voting process was sponsored by the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun and Osaka Mainichi Shimbun.
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Saionji Kinmochi Prince Saionji Kinmochi (西園寺 公望 , December 7, 1849 – November 24, 1940) was a Japanese politician, statesman and twice Prime Minister of Japan. His title does not signify the son of an emperor, but the highest rank of Japanese hereditary nobility; he was elevated from marquis to prince in 1920. As the last surviving "genrō," he was Japan's most honored statesman of the 1920s and 1930s.
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Jōwa Incident The Jōwa Incident (承和の変 , Jōwa no Hen ) was a Japanese succession dispute that occurred in 842, during the early Heian period. Fujiwara no Yoshifusa's nephew, the future Emperor Montoku, took over the role of Crown Prince, while the former crown prince Prince Tsunesada and a number of Yoshifusa's rivals were removed from power. It brought an end to thirty years of uneventful successions that the court had enjoyed by the wishes of Emperor Kanmu and the power of Emperor Saga.
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Emperor Shirakawa Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇 , Shirakawa-tennō , July 7, 1053 – July 24, 1129) was the 72nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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Emperor Sutoku Emperor Sutoku (崇徳天皇 , Sutoku-tennō , July 7, 1119 – September 14, 1164) was the 75th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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Ōe no Hiromoto Ōe no Hiromoto (大江 広元) (1148–1225) was a "kuge" (court noble) and vassal of Japan's Kamakura shogunate, and contributed to establishing the shogunate's governmental structure.
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Prince Kuni Asaakira Prince Kuni Asaakira (久邇宮 朝融王 , Kuni-no-miya Asaakira-ō , 2 February 1901 – 7 December 1959) , was third head of the Kuni-no-miya, a collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family and vice admiral in the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II. He was the elder brother of Empress Kojun (Nagako), the consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito), and thus a maternal uncle to the current Emperor Akihito.