Emperor Go-Saga 後嵯峨天皇 | |||||
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![]() Go-Saga, Tenshi Sekkan Miei | |||||
Emperor of Japan | |||||
Reign | February 21, 1242 – February 16, 1246 | ||||
Enthronement | April 19, 1242 | ||||
Predecessor | Shijō | ||||
Successor | Go-Fukakusa | ||||
Shōgun | Kujō Yoritsune Kujō Yoritsugu | ||||
Born | April 1, 1220 | ||||
Died | 17 March 1272 Daikaku-ji (大覚寺), Heian-kyō | (aged 51)||||
Burial | Saga no minami no Misasagi (嵯峨南陵) (Kyoto) | ||||
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House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
Father | Emperor Tsuchimikado | ||||
Mother | Minamoto no Michiko |
Emperor Go-Saga (後嵯峨天皇, Go-Saga-tennō, April 1, 1220 – March 17, 1272) was the 88th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This reign spanned the years 1242 through 1246.[1]
This 13th-century sovereign was named after the 8th-century Emperor Saga and go- (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Saga". The Japanese word go has also been translated to mean the "second one;" and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Saga, the second", or as "Saga II".