TheKan'in-no-miya(Nhàn viện cung gia)was the youngest of the fourshinnōke,branches of theImperial Family of Japanwhich were eligible to succeed to theChrysanthemum Thronein the event that the main line should die out. It was founded by Prince Naohito, the son ofEmperor Higashiyama.
Fearing extinction of the Imperial Line,Arai Hakusekiproposed that a new branch of theImperial Familybe created. In 1718, retired emperorReigenbestowed upon his grandson the title of Kan'in-no-miya and land worth 1000koku.This was the first new shinnōke formed since theArisugawa-no-miyalineage in 1625.
The name Kan'in-no-miya is thought to have come from the title of Prince Sadamoto, a son of theHeian-eraEmperor Seiwa.
Arai Hakusei's wisdom was soon proved with the second Kan'in-no-miya, Sukehito shinnō. WhenEmperor Go-Momozonodied, he had only a single daughter. Sukehito's son was chosen to becomeEmperor Kōkaku.
The Kan'in House became extinct upon the death of its 5th head,Prince Kan'in Naruhito,in 1842, but was revived byEmperor Meiji,who assigned the name to Prince Kotohito, 16th son ofPrince Fushimi Kuniie(one of the othershinnokehouses).
The line became extinct again with the death of his son, Kan'in Sumihito (formerly Kan'in-no-miya Haruhito shinnō) in 1988.
| Name | Born | Succeeded | Resigned | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kan'in-no-miya Naohito shinnō(Nhàn viện cung trực nhân thân vương) | 1704 | 1718 | . | 1753 |
| 2 | Kan'in-no-miya Sukehito shinnō(Nhàn viện cung điển nhân thân vương) | 1733 | 1753 | . | 1794 |
| 3 | Kan'in-no-miya Haruhito shinnō(Nhàn viện cung mỹ nhân thân vương) | 1768 | 1794 | . | 1818 |
| 4 | Kan'in-no-miya Tatsuhito shinnō(Nhàn viện cung hiếu nhân thân vương) | 1792 | 1818 | . | 1824 |
| 5 | Kan'in-no-miya Naruhito shinnō(Nhàn viện cung ái nhân thân vương) | 1818 | 1828 | . | 1842 |
| 6 | Kan'in-no-miya Kotohito shinnō(Nhàn viện cung tái nhân thân vương) | 1865 | 1872 | . | 1945 |
| 7 | Kan'in-no-miya Haruhito shinnō(Nhàn viện cung xuân nhân thân vương) | 1902 | 1945 | 1947 | 1988 |
References
edit- Keane, Donald.Emperor Of Japan: Meiji And His World, 1852-1912.Columbia University Press (2005).ISBN0-231-12341-8
- Lebra, Sugiyama Takie.Above the Clouds: Status Culture of the Modern Japanese Nobility.University of California Press (1995).ISBN0-520-07602-8