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Shōchū Incident (1324)

Type Event Region Asia Time 1324

In 1324 (Shōchū 1), Emperor Go-Daigo's plot to overthrow the shogunate was exposed;…

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  1. 1324Kyoto · KinkiEmperor Go-Daigo, dissatisfied with the Kamakura shogunate's interference in politics, secretly planned with courtiers and close retainers to overthrow the shogunate by force, and contacted regional powers for support.
  2. 1324Kamakura · KantōThe conspiracy was detected by the shogunate, and Hōjō Takatoki ordered an investigation. Many courtiers and retainers were arrested, executed, or exiled; though Emperor Go-Daigo kept his throne, the plot was thwarted and shogunate surveillance and repression of the court markedly intensified.

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