Emperor Go-Daigo
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Emperor Go-Daigo was the 96th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He successfully overthrew the Kamakura shogunate in 1333 and established the short-lived Kenmu Restora
Silken Painting of Emperor Go-Daigo, 1339
Emperor Go-Daigo portrait in Tennō Sekkan Daijin Eizukan.
Memorial Shinto shrine and mausoleum honoring Emperor Go-Daigo
Taiheiki Emaki (Illustrated Scroll of the Chronicle of Great Peace), Volume 2: From right to left: "Officials receiving a petition," "Court officials gathering in front of Emperor Go-Daigo," "Empress Saionji Kishi worrying about the imprisoned Emperor," "Emperor Go-Daigo being exiled to Oki," "Kojima Takanori attempting to rescue Emperor Go-Daigo" (Collection of the Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore).
Emperor Go-Murakami
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Emperor Go-Murakami was the 97th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and a member of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period of rival courts. He reigned from S
Emperor Go-Daigo
…day of the 8th month): In the 21st year of Go-Daigo's reign, the emperor abdicated at Yoshino in favor of his son, Noriyoshi-shinnō, who would become Emperor Go-Murakami. 19 September 1339 (Ryakuō 2, 16th day of the 8th month): Go-Daigo died…
Portrait from the Edo period
Memorial Shinto shrine and mausoleum honoring Emperor Go-Murakami