Emperor Sakuramachi

Emperor Sakuramachi 桜町天皇
Emperor of Japan
Reign	13 April 1735 – 9 June 1747
Predecessor	Nakamikado
Successor	Momozono
Shōguns	See list Tokugawa Yoshimune (1735-1745) Tokugawa Ieshige (1745-1747)
Born	Teruhito (昭仁) (1720-02-08)8 February 1720 Kyoto, Tokugawa shogunate
Died	28 May 1750(1750-05-28) (aged 30) Kyoto, Tokugawa shogunate
Burial	Tsuki no wa no misasagi, Kyoto
Spouse	Nijō Ieko
Issue	Princess Sakariko Empress Go-Sakuramachi Emperor Momozono
Posthumous name Tsuigō: Emperor Sakuramachi (桜町院 or 桜町天皇)
House	Imperial House of Japan
Father	Emperor Nakamikado
Mother	Konoe Hisako

Teruhito (Japanese: 昭仁, 8 February 1720 – 28 May 1750), posthumously honored as Emperor Sakuramachi (桜町天皇, Sakuramachi-tennō) was the 115th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.^[1][2] He was enthroned as Emperor in 1735, a reign that would last until 1747 with his abdication.^[3] As with previous Emperors during the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate had control over Japan.

The Emperor's role was a religious figure who performed limited duties. This changed when Sakuramachi was granted permission from the Shōgun to restore some Imperial rites. Ceremonies such as the Harvest Festival that had previously been absent for over 250 years were now allowed. Sakuramachi had one wife and a concubine with whom he fathered 4 children. His first son would go on to become Emperor Momozono, while his second daughter would later be Empress Go-Sakuramachi. Sakuramachi died on 28 May 1750, which was almost three years after his abdication.