Northern Court
Set of pretenders to the Japanese throne during the Nanboku-chō period (1336–92) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Northern Court (北朝, hokuchō), also known as the Ashikaga Pretenders or Northern Pretenders, were a set of six pretenders to the throne of Japan during the Nanboku-chō period from 1336 through 1392.[1] The present Imperial House of Japan is descended from the Northern Court emperors.
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Northern Court 北朝 Hokuchō | |||||||||||
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1331/1336–1392 | |||||||||||
Capital | Heian-kyō | ||||||||||
Common languages | Late Middle Japanese | ||||||||||
Religion | Shinbutsu shūgō | ||||||||||
Government | Hereditary monarchy | ||||||||||
Emperor | |||||||||||
• 1331–1333 | Kōgon | ||||||||||
• 1336–1348 | Kōmyō | ||||||||||
• 1348–1351 | Sukō | ||||||||||
• 1352–1371 | Go-Kōgon | ||||||||||
• 1371–1382 | Go-En'yū | ||||||||||
• 1382–1392/1412 | Go-Komatsu | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1331/1336 | ||||||||||
• Re-unification of Imperial courts | August 11 1392 | ||||||||||
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The Northern dynasty is also referred to as the "senior line" or the Jimyōin line (持明院統, Jimyōin-tō); Jimyō-in was a temple and retirement residence of this line's emperors Go-Fukakusa and Fushimi.[2]