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Emperor Go-Murakami

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1328–1368 Also known as Emperor Go-Murakami、後村上天皇

Emperor Go-Murakami (1328–1368) was the fourth emperor of the Southern Court during Japan's Nanboku-chō period, acceding in 1339.…

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  1. 1341–1350Yoshino · YoshinoIn the 1340s Emperor Go-Murakami maintained the Southern Court at Yoshino, in continuous war with the Northern Court and the Muromachi forces controlled by Ashikaga Takauji, relying on warrior groups such as the Kusunoki clan to support the court.
  2. 1351–1368Yoshino · JapanIn the 1350s he continued to lead the Southern Court against the Northern Court; he died in 1368, and the Southern Court entered the era of Emperor Go-Kameyama.

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