Emperor Go-Kōgon
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Emperor Go-Kōgon (後光厳天皇, Go-Kōgon-tennō, 23 March 1338 – 12 March 1374) was the 4th of the Emperors of Northern Court during the Period of the Northern and Southern Courts. According to pre-Meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1352 through 1371.[1]
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Emperor Go-Kōgon 後光厳天皇 | |||||
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4th Northern Emperor | |||||
Reign | 25 September 1352 – 9 April 1371 | ||||
Coronation | 21 January 1354 | ||||
Predecessor | Sukō | ||||
Successor | Go-En'yū | ||||
Born | 23 March 1338 | ||||
Died | 12 March 1374(1374-03-12) (aged 35) | ||||
Burial | Fukakusa no Kita no Misasagi (深草北陵), Kyoto | ||||
Spouse | Hirohashi Nakako | ||||
Issue Among others... | Emperor Go-En'yū | ||||
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Father | Emperor Kōgon | ||||
Mother | Sanjō Hideko | ||||
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This Nanboku-chō "sovereign" was named after his father Emperor Kōgon and go- (後), translates literally as "later;" and thus, he may be called the "Later Emperor Kōgon", or, in some older sources, may be identified as "Emperor Kōgon, the second", or as "Emperor Kōgon II."