TheArisugawa-no-miya(Hữu tê xuyên cung)was one of theshinnōke,branches of theImperial FamilyofJapanwhich were, until 1947, eligible to succeed to theChrysanthemum Thronein the event that the main line should die out.
History
editThe Arisugawa-no-miya house was founded by Prince Yoshihito, seventh son ofEmperor Go-Yōzei(d. 1638), and was originally named Takamatsu-no-miya. The house changed its name to Arisugawa-no-miya after its second head, Prince Nagahito, was elevated to the throne asEmperor Go-Sai.
The Arisugawa-no-miya house traditionally served as instructors in calligraphy andwakacomposition to successive generations of Emperors. After theMeiji Restorationin 1868, whenEmperor Meijiwas restored, his uncle,Prince Arisugawa Taruhito(1835–1895), became commander-in-chief, and in 1875Chancellor of the Realm.After his suppression of theSatsuma Rebellionin 1875, he was made a field-marshal, and he was again commander-in-chief in theFirst Sino-Japanese War.His younger brother,Prince Arisugawa Takehito(1862–1913), was from 1879 to 1882 attached to the British navy, as amilitary attachéand later as acadet.He went on to command positions in the Japanese Navy and represented Japan in formal visits to England.[1]
The Arisugawa line ended early in the twentieth century when no male heirs remained. However, the Imperial Household Agency revived the original title of Takamatsu-no-miya for the third son ofEmperor Taishō.The line again became extinct onPrince TakamatsuNobuhito’s death, as he had no children.
In 2003, an impostor to the Arisugawa line appeared, and stole a great deal of money.[2]
Dynasty
edit| Name | Born | Succeeded | Resigned | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takamatsu-no-miya Yoshihito Shinnō(Cao tùng cung hảo nhân thân vương) | 1603 | 1625 | . | 1638 |
| 2 | Hanamachi-no-miya Nagahito Shinnō(Hoa đinh cung lương nhân thân vương) | 1638 | 1647 | 1654 | 1685 |
| 3 | Arisugawa-no-miya Yukihito Shinnō(Hữu tê xuyên cung hạnh nhân thân vương) | 1656 | 1667 | . | 1699 |
| 4 | Arisugawa-no-miya Tadahito Shinnō(Hữu tê xuyên cung chính nhân thân vương) | 1694 | 1699 | . | 1716 |
| 5 | Arisugawa-no-miya Yorihito Shinnō(Hữu tê xuyên cung chức nhân thân vương) | 1713 | 1716 | . | 1769 |
| 6 | Arisugawa-no-miya Orihito Shinnō(Hữu tê xuyên cung chức nhân thân vương) | 1755 | 1769 | . | 1820 |
| 7 | Arisugawa-no-miya Tsunahito Shinnō(Hữu tê xuyên cung thiều nhân thân vương) | 1784 | 1820 | . | 1845 |
| 8 | Arisugawa-no-miya Takahito Shinnō(Hữu tê xuyên cung xí nhân thân vương) | 1813 | 1845 | 1871 | 1886 |
| 9 | Arisugawa-no-miya Taruhito Shinnō(Hữu tê xuyên cung sí nhân thân vương) | 1835 | 1886 | . | 1895 |
| 10 | Arisugawa-no-miya Takehito Shinnō(Hữu tê xuyên cung uy nhân thân vương) | 1862 | 1895 | . | 1913 |
| ※ | Takamatsu-no-miya Nobuhito Shinnō(Cao tùng cung tuyên nhân thân vương) | 1905 | 1913 | . | 1987 |
※InImperial Household Lawat that time, an Imperial prince was not taken from his birth family by the adopted family. Prince Nobuhito re-founded the Takamatsu-no-miya. Therefore, Prince Nobuhito was not considered the eleventh generation Takamatsu-no-miya but the first generation of the second Takamatsu-no-miya.
References
edit- Keene, 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
Notes
edit- ^One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Arisugawa".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 522–523.
- ^"The prince of conmen who lost his crown".The Times.London. 2006-09-12.Retrieved2009-05-08.[dead link]
