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Beginning of Japan's Nanboku-chō period
In 1336 Ashikaga Takauji broke with Emperor Go-Daigo, and the Japanese court split into a Northern Court based in Kyoto and a Southern Court based in…
Timeline
- 1335–1336Kyoto · KansaiEmperor Go-Daigo's Kenmu Restoration aroused discontent among the samurai class; Ashikaga Takauji rose in revolt, and imperial authority quickly collapsed in the Kyoto area.
- 1336Yoshino · Nara PrefectureEmperor Go-Daigo established the Southern Court at Yoshino, while Ashikaga Takauji set up the Northern Court in Kyoto, creating the Nanboku-chō pattern of two coexisting courts.
Sources
- Nanboku-chō period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanboku-ch%C5%8D_period
- 南北朝時代 https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%8D%97%E5%8C%97%E6%9C%9D%E6%99%82%E4%BB%A3-56203