A report on Emperor Go-Daigo

Woodblock print triptych by Ogata Gekkō; Emperor Go-Daigo dreams of ghosts at his palace in Kasagiyama
Memorial Shinto shrine and mausoleum honoring Emperor Go-Daigo
Empress Kishi and Emperor Go-Daigo. From Taiheiki Emaki (c. 17th century), vol. 2, On the Lamentation of the Empress. Owned by Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore.
Japanese Imperial kamon — a stylized chrysanthemum blossom

The 96th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

- Emperor Go-Daigo

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Emperor Kōmyō

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The second of the Emperors of Northern Court, although he was the first to be supported by the Ashikaga Bakufu.

The second of the Emperors of Northern Court, although he was the first to be supported by the Ashikaga Bakufu.

Japanese Imperial kamon — a stylized chrysanthemum blossom

When Ashikaga Takauji rebelled against Emperor Go-Daigo's Kenmu Restoration and entered Kyōto in 1336, Go-Daigo fled to Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei.

Emperor of Japan

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Monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Japan.

Monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Japan.

Emperor Go-Daigo
The first arrival of Emperor Meiji to Edo (1868).
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Tokyo Imperial Palace

Some instances, such as Emperor Go-Toba's 1221 rebellion against the Kamakura shogunate and the 1336 Kenmu Restoration under Emperor Go-Daigo, show the power struggle between the Imperial Court in Kyoto and the military governments of Japan.

Nitta Yoshisada

Nitta Yoshisada

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Samurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan.

Samurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan.

Nitta Yoshisada
Nitta Yoshisada offering his sword to Ryūjin

He was the head of the Nitta clan in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Nanboku-chō period.

Portrait of Kusunoki Masashige by Kanō Sanraku

Kusunoki Masashige

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Japanese samurai of the Kamakura period remembered as the ideal of samurai loyalty.

Japanese samurai of the Kamakura period remembered as the ideal of samurai loyalty.

Portrait of Kusunoki Masashige by Kanō Sanraku
Equestrian statue of Kusunoki Masashige outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
The same statue from a different angle, close-up.
Equestrian statue of Kusunoki Masashige at the entrance to Kanshin-ji in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture.

Kusunoki fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in the Genkō War to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate and restore power in Japan to the Imperial Court.

Emperor Go-Murakami

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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.

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.

Memorial Shinto shrine and mausoleum honoring Emperor Go-Murakami
Japanese Imperial kamon — a stylized chrysanthemum blossom

When Emperor Go-Daigo began his Kenmu Restoration, the still very young prince, along with Kitabatake Akiie, in 1333 went to Tagajō in what is now Miyagi Prefecture, at the time Mutsu Province, to return the eastern samurai to their allegiance and destroy the remnants of the Hōjō clan.

Prince Moriyoshi's statue at Kamakura-gū in Kamakura

Prince Moriyoshi

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Japanese prince and monk.

Japanese prince and monk.

Prince Moriyoshi's statue at Kamakura-gū in Kamakura

He was the son of Emperor Go-Daigo and his consort Minamoto no Chikako.

Battle of Minatogawa

Battle of Minatogawa

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Battle of the Nanboku-chō Wars fought near the Minato River in Settsu Province (present day Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture) on 5 July 1336.

Battle of the Nanboku-chō Wars fought near the Minato River in Settsu Province (present day Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture) on 5 July 1336.

Battle of Minatogawa
Troops disposition at Minatogawa

The Imperial forces loyal to Emperor Go-Daigo led by Kusunoki Masashige and Nitta Yoshisada attempted to intercept the Ashikaga forces led by Ashikaga Takauji in Settsu.

Shimane Prefecture

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Prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.

Prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu.

Matsue Castle
Izumo Airport terminal
Nima Sand Museum in Oda
Garden of the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi

Emperor Go-Daigo later escaped away from Oki and began rallying supporters against the shogunate, which succeeded.

Emperor Go-Uda

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The 91st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

The 91st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

Memorial Shinto shrine and mausoleum honoring Emperor Go-Uda.
Japanese Imperial kamon — a stylized chrysanthemum blossom

Second son: Imperial Prince Takaharu (尊治親王) later Emperor Go-Daigo

Kitabatake Akiie (portrait property of Ryozen Shrine)

Kitabatake Akiie

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Japanese court noble, and an important supporter of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō Wars.

Japanese court noble, and an important supporter of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō Wars.

Kitabatake Akiie (portrait property of Ryozen Shrine)

In 1333, Akiie was ordered to accompany the six-year-old eighth son of Emperor Go-Daigo, Prince Norinaga (also read as Noriyoshi), to Mutsu, where the Prince became Governor-General of Mutsu and Dewa.