Prince Fushimi Yoshihito (ä¼Âè¦Âå®®æ Âä»Â親çÂÂ, Fushimi-no-miya Yoshihito shinnà Â) (1351 â 9 December 1416) was a member of the Japanese imperial family during the Northern and Southern Courts period. He was the eldest son of Emperor Sukà  and the founder of the Fushimi-no-miya branch of the imperial family.
Fushimi was born to Emperor Sukà  and a lady-in-waiting in 1352, the first year of the emperor's reign. In 1368, the 23rd year of the Shà Âhei era, he was named Imperial Prince Yoshihità  (ä»Â親çÂÂ). Fushimi underwent a coming-of-age ceremony in November 1375 and received the title of Nihon, the second-highest rank for a prince.
Sukà  hoped that Yoshihito, the first prince of the Jimyoin imperial line, would succeed him as emperor. However, at the time, the Japanese imperial house was separated into several branches, including Sukà Â's Northern Court line and another line led by his younger brother Emperor Go-Kà Âgon. It was thus difficult for Yoshihito to become the undisputed emperor of Japan.
After the abdicated Sukà  died in 1398, Imperial Prince Yoshihito lost his most powerful political supporter and joined the priesthood in May 1398.
In 1416, Prince Yoshihito began to suffer from illness. His fellow priests attempted to cure him with several Buddhist rituals, none of which were successful. Buddhists were brought in to deliver an unsuccessful healing incantation as well. Yoshihito died on 9 December 1416. The senior monks at Daikà Âmyà Âji made incense offerings on his behalf. The prince's body was cremated four days later.
Yoshihito's posthumous Buddhist name was Daitsuin (ã¯大éÂÂé¢).
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