Emperor Tsuchimikado: The Emperor Who Volunteered for Exile
Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196-1231) did not participate in his father Go-Toba's 1221 uprising and was exempted from punishment by the Kamakura shogunate. But out of family solidarity, he voluntarily requested exile and was sent to Tosa, then Awa province. He died there at age 35. Ironically, his son later became Emperor Go-Saga, restoring his line to imperial succession.