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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
Silk painting of Emperor Go-Daigo, by the monk Kōshin, 1339 CE
Tantō (dagger) signed by Tsugunao, 1358
Tantō (dagger) signed by Tsugunao, 1358
Ashikaga Takauji
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
14th century silk painting of a mounted warrior, sometimes believed to be Kō no Moronao or Ashikaga Takauji. Kept in Kyoto National Museum
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
Nanboku-chō period
…the early period, there existed a Northern Imperial Court, established by Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto, and a Southern Imperial Court, established by Emperor Go-Daigo in Yoshino. The main conflicts that contributed to the outbreak of the civil war between the courts were the growing conflict between the Hōjō clan and…
Silken Painting of Emperor Go-Daigo, 1339
Silken Painting of Emperor Go-Daigo, 1339
Emperor Go-Daigo portrait in Tennō Sekkan Daijin Eizukan.
Emperor Go-Daigo portrait in Tennō Sekkan Daijin Eizukan.
Memorial Shinto shrine and mausoleum honoring Emperor Go-Daigo
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
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).