Kameyama (Tennō)

Statue of Kameyama (Tennō) in Higashi Park in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan

Kameyama ( Japanese 亀山天皇 ; * July 9, 1249 ; † October 4, 1305 ) was the 90th Tennō of Japan (January 9, 1259– March 6, 1274). He was a son of the Go saga tennō. His proper name was Tsunehito ( 恒仁 ).

Kameyama ascended the throne on January 9, 1259 at the age of nine. The military power lay with the shogunate and the Hōjō family , who decided behind the scenes on the imperial hierarchy. After his removal from power in 1274, Kameyama became a Buddhist monk. He founded the Zen Buddhist temple Nanzen-ji in Kyoto and spent the rest of his life there.

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Family table of Japanese emperors (The Imperial Household Agency )

predecessor	Office	successor
Go-Fukakusa	Tennō 1259-1274	Gouda cheese

personal data
SURNAME	Kameyama
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	亀山天皇 (Japanese); Tsunehito (proper name); 恒仁 (proper name, Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	90. Tennō of Japan
DATE OF BIRTH	July 9, 1249
DATE OF DEATH	October 4, 1305