| Prince Fushimi Yoshihito 伏見宮栄仁親王 | |
| Succession: | Prince Fushimi |
| Reign: | 1409 – 1416 |
| Predecessor: | Title created |
| Successor: | Prince Fushimi Haruhitō |
| Birth Date: | 1352 |
| Death Date: | 9 December 1416 (age 65) |
| Spouse: | Sanjō Haruko |
| Issue: | Prince Fushimi Haruhitō Prince Fushimi Sadafusa among others.. |
| House: | The Imperial House |
| Father: | Emperor Sukō |
| Mother: | Niwata Motoko |
| Succession1: | Head of Fushimi-no-miya |
| Reign1: | 1409 – 1416 |
Prince Fushimi Yoshihito (伏見宮栄仁親王, Fushimi-no-miya Yoshihito shinnō) (1351 – 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 Sukō and the founder of the Fushimi-no-miya branch of the imperial family.
Fushimi was born to Emperor Sukō and a lady-in-waiting in 1352, the first year of the emperor's reign. In 1368, the 23rd year of the Shōhei era, he was named Imperial Prince Yoshihitō (仁親王). Fushimi underwent a coming-of-age ceremony in November 1375 and received the title of Nihon, the second-highest rank for a prince.[1]
Sukō 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 Sukō's Northern Court line and another line led by his younger brother Emperor Go-Kōgon. It was thus difficult for Yoshihito to become the undisputed emperor of Japan.
After the abdicated Sukō died in 1398, Imperial Prince Yoshihito lost his most powerful political supporter and joined the priesthood in May 1398.[2]
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 a unsuccessful healing incantation as well. Yoshihito died on 9 December 1416. The senior monks at Daikōmyōji made incense offerings on his behalf. The prince's body was cremated four days later.[3]
Yoshihito's posthumous Buddhist name was Daitsuin (は大通院).
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