Nanboku-chō period
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The Nanboku-chō period, also known as the Northern and Southern Courts period, was a period in Japanese history between 1336 and 1392, during the formative years of the Muromachi shogunate. During thi
Silk painting of Emperor Go-Daigo, by the monk Kōshin, 1339 CE
Tantō (dagger) signed by Tsugunao, 1358
Ashikaga Takauji
14th century silk painting of a mounted warrior, sometimes believed to be Kō no Moronao or Ashikaga Takauji. Kept in Kyoto National Museum
Kenmu Restoration
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The Kenmu Restoration was a three-year period of Imperial rule in Japanese history between the Kamakura period and the Muromachi period from 1333 to 1336. The Kenmu Restoration was an effort made by E
Nanboku-chō period
…Emperors of the Southern Court were the legitimate claimants during this period. The destruction of the Kamakura shogunate in 1333 and the failure of the Kenmu Restoration in 1336 opened up a legitimacy crisis for the new shogunate. Institutional changes in the estate system (shōen) that formed the bedrock of the income…
Prince Morinaga's statue at Kamakura-gū in Kamakura