was the 95th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1308 through 1318.
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina) was Tomihito-shinnà  (å¯Âä»Â親çÂÂ).
He was the fourth son of the 92nd Emperor, Fushimi. He belonged to the Jimyà Âin-tà  branch of the Imperial Family.
Tomihito-shinnà  became emperor upon the death of his second cousin, the Daikakuji-tà  Emperor Go-Nijà Â.
Hanazono's father, the retired-Emperor Fushimi, and Hanazono's brother, the retired-Emperor Go-Fushimi, both exerted influence as cloistered emperors during this reign.
In these years, negotiations between the Kamakura Bakufu and the two imperial lines resulted in an agreement to alternate the throne between the two lines every 10 years (the Bumpà  Agreement). This agreement was not long-lasting. The negotiated provisions would soon be broken by Hanazono's successor.
In 1318, he abdicated to his second cousin, the Daikakuji-tà  Emperor Go-Daigo, who was Nijà Â's brother.
After his abdication, he raised his nephew, the future Northern Pretender Emperor KÃ Âgon.
In 1335, he became a Buddhist monk of the Zen sect, and under his sponsorship, his palace became the temple of Myà Âshin-ji, now the largest network in Rinzai Buddhism. Many places and institutions in the area are named for him, including Hanazono University (the Rinzai university) and Hanazono Station.
He died in 1348. Hanazono's imperial tomb is known as Jurakuin no ue no misasagi; it is located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto.
He excelled at waka composition, and was an important member of the Kyà Âgoku School. He also left behind a diary, called Hanazono-in-Minki (Imperial Chronicles of the Flower Garden Temple or Hanazono-in) (è±åÂÂé¢宸è¨Â). He was a very religious and literate person, never missing his prayers to the Amitabha Buddha.
is a collective term for the very few most powerful noble men attached to the imperial court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-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 Hanazono's reign, this apex of the Daijà Â-kan included:
The years of Hanazono's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengà Â.