Emperor Go-Nijō

Emperor Go-Nijō (1285–1308), the 94th emperor of Japan, was the eldest son of Emperor Go-Uda, head of the Daikakuji-tō line. In 1298 he was made crown prince to the Jimyōin-tō Emperor Go-Fushimi, and in 1301 Go-Fushimi abdicated and Go-Nijō succeeded, with Go-Uda ruling as cloistered emperor.

His elevation had been secured by his grandfather Emperor Kameyama, who lobbied Kamakura on his behalf. Amid the continuing rivalry between the two imperial lines, he died of illness in 1308 at Nijō-Takakura Palace after a seven-year reign.