Prince Akira from the Yamashina Line ( Jap. 山 階 宮 晃 親王 Yamashina-no-mia Akira Synno: October 22, 1816, Kyoto - February 17, 1898, Tokyo ) - 1st Chapter of the House of Yamashina-no-mia, a representative of one of the youngest branches Japanese imperial family names .
| Prince Yamashina Akira | |||||||
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 Prince Yamashina Akira | |||||||
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| Predecessor | creation of cremation | ||||||
| Successor | Prince Yamashina Kikumaro | ||||||
| Birth | October 22, 1816 Kyoto | ||||||
| Death | February 17, 1898 (81 year) Tokyo | ||||||
| Rod | Yamashina-no-mia | ||||||
| Father | Prince Fushimi Kuniiie | ||||||
| Mother | Princess Takatsukasa Hiroko | ||||||
| Spouse | Princess sumiko | ||||||
| Children | from the concubine: Yamashina Kikumaro | ||||||
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Early life
Prince Akira was born in Kyoto . The eldest son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye (1802-1872), the 20th head of the Fushimi-no- miy branch ( 1817-1488 ), the oldest of the four lines of the imperial house.
Prince Akira was the stepbrother of Prince Kuni Asahiko , Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisy , Prince Fushimi Sadanara, and Prince Kanyin Kotohito .
Buddhist Priest
From an early age, Prince Akira was preparing for a career as a Buddhist priest , a traditional career path for the younger sino-kins of the Edo period . At the age of two, he was officially approved by the Emperor Kokaku (1779–1817) as a potential heir.
Prince Akira took monastic vows and became a priest under the name Saikhan Hoshinno . He was later appointed abbot of Kazu-ji Temple in Yamashin , outside Kyoto . In 1842, Bakuf was deprived of his post and imprisoned him in To-ji Temple . In 1864, Prince Akira was reinstated in his former capacity as the abbot of Kazu-ji Temple . However, with the growth of the movement of opponents of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the years preceding the Meiji Restoration , Emperor Komei returned to political life, recognized the prince as his potential heir, and created for him the title Yamashina Noi-miya as a new side line of the imperial house in 1858
Meiji Period
After the Meiji Restoration, Prince Yamashina Akira joined the new government as a diplomat , facilitated the opening of the city of Kobe to foreign trade and meetings with foreign dignitaries and nobles. He was one of several imperial princes who refused to enter military service.
Marriage and Family
Prince Yamashina Akira married Princess Sumiko (1838–1881), the daughter of Emperor Ninko and sister of Emperor Komai . Princess Sumiko in 1863 headed the house of Katsura-no-mia after the death of the 11th head of the house, Prince Katsura Mishahito. Spouses did not have children.
Prince Yamashina Akira had an only son, Prince Yamashina Kikumaro (July 3, 1873 - May 2, 1902), born of concubine Nakazo Tieko. After the death of his father in 1898, Yamashina Kikumaro became the second head of the house of Yamashin-no-mia.
Sources
- Keene, Donald . Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852–1912. - N. Y .: Columbia University Press, 2002. - ISBN 0-231-12340-X .
- Lebra, Takie Sugiyama . Above the Clouds: Status of the Modern Japanese Nobility. - Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993. - ISBN 0-520-07602-8 .
- Papinot Edmond . Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. - N. Y .: F. Ungar Pub. Co., 1948.