Editing Emperor Go-Nijō (section)

==Events of Go-Nijō's life==
Kuniharu''-shinnō'' was made an imperial prince by Imperial proclamation in 1286.

In 1296, he became [[Crown Prince|crown prince]] (heir) to the ''Jimyōin-tō'' [[Emperor Go-Fushimi]], his second cousin.

* '''2 March 1301''' (''[[Shōan]] 3, 21st day of the 1st month''): In the 5th year of Go-Fushimi''-tennō''{{'}}s reign (後伏見天皇五年), the emperor was forced to abdicate; and the succession (‘‘senso’’) was received by his cousin.  Shortly thereafter, Emperor Go-Nijō is said to have acceded to the throne (‘‘sokui’’).<ref>Titsingh, p. 275; Varley, p. 44; n.b., a distinct act of ''senso'' is unrecognized prior to [[Emperor Tenji]]; and all sovereigns except [[Empress Jitō|Jitō]], [[Emperor Yōzei|Yōzei]], [[Emperor Go-Toba|Go-Toba]], and [[Emperor Fushimi|Fushimi]] have ''senso'' and ''sokui'' in the same year until the reign of [[Emperor Go-Murakami]].</ref>

Go-Nijō's father, the [[Emperor Go-Uda]] reigned as [[Cloistered rule|cloistered emperor]] during his reign.

The succession dispute between the Daikakuji and Jimyōin branches of the Imperial Family continued during his reign.  His grandfather, the retired Emperor [[Emperor Kameyama]] was said to have acted through the [[Kamakura Shogunate|Bakufu]] to ensure Go-Nijō's enthronement.

[[Image:Tomb of Emperor Gonijo1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Mausoleum (''Misgasagi'') of Emperor Go-Nijō.]]
On 10 September 1308, Go-Nijō died of illness.

Go-Nijō is buried at ''Kitashirakawa no misasagi'' (北白河陵) in [[Sakyō-ku, Kyoto]].<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' p. 422.</ref>

===Kugyō===
{{nihongo|''[[Kugyō]]''|公卿}} is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the [[Emperor of Japan]] in pre-[[Meiji period|Meiji]] eras. Even during those years in which the court's actual influence outside the palace walls was minimal, the hierarchic organization persisted.

In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time.  These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career.  During Nijō's reign, this apex of the ''[[Daijō-kan]]'' included:
* ''[[Kampaku]]'', [[Nijō Kanemoto]], 1300–1305
* ''Kampaku'', [[Kujō Moronori]], 1305–1308
* ''[[Sadaijin]]''
* ''[[Udaijin]]''
* ''[[Nadaijin]]''
* ''[[Dainagon]]''