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was the 117th monarch of Japan,〔Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō''): ( 後桜町天皇 (120) )〕 according to the traditional order of succession.〔Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' p. 120.〕 Go-Sakuramachi's reign spanned the years from 1762 through 1771.〔Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ( ''Annales des empereurs du Japon,'' pp. 419–420. )〕 This 18th-century sovereign was named after her father Emperor Sakuramachi and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later;" and thus, she could be called the "Later Sakuramachi". The Japanese word "''go''" has also been translated to mean the "second one;" and in some older sources, this empress might be identified as "Sakuramachi II". In the history of Japan, Go-Sakuramachi was the last of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The seven female monarchs who reigned before Go-Sakuramachi were Suiko, Kōgyoku (Saimei), Jitō, Gemmei, Genshō, Kōken (Shōtoku), and Meishō. ==Genealogy== Before Go-Sakuramachi's accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her personal name (''imina'') was ;〔Titsingh, (p. 419. )〕 and her initial pre-accession title was and later . She was the second daughter of Emperor Sakuramachi. Her mother was Nijō Ieko (二条 舎子). Her older sister died young, and her younger brother was Emperor Momozono. The empress and her emperor brother were the last lineal descendants of Emperor Nakamikado.〔Brinkley, Frank. (1907). ''A History of the Japanese People,'' p. 621.〕 Empress Go-Sakuramachi's Imperial family lived with her in the ''dairi'' of the Heian Palace. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Empress Go-Sakuramachi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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