Southern Court
The Southern Court (南朝, Nanchō) in Japan was a set of four emperors during the Nanboku-chō period from 1336 through 1392.[1]
List of monarchs[change | change source]
- Emperor Go-Daigo, 1318–1339[2]
- Emperor Go-Murakami, 1339–1368[3]
- Emperor Chōkei, 1368–1383[4]
- Emperor Go-Kameyama, 1383–1392[5]
After 1392, Go-Komatsu was the 100th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[6]
List of monarch-created eras[change | change source]
During the Nanboku-chō period, the Southern Court monarchs recognized 11 Japanese era names (年号, nengō, lit. year names), including
- Gentoku, 1329–1331
- Genkō, 1331–1334
- Kemmu, 1334–1336
- Engen, 1336–1340
- Kōkoku, 1340–1346
- Shōhei, 1346–1370
- Kentoku, 1370–1372
- Bunchū, 1372–1375
- Tenju, 1375–1381
- Kōwa, 1381–1384
- Genchū, 1384–1392
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). "Hokuchō," Japan Encyclopedia, p. 344.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Daigo Tennō" at p. 251.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Murakami Tennō" at p. 257.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Chōkei Tennō" at p. 120.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Kameyama Tennō" at p. 253.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Hokuchō" at p. 344.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Nambokucho period at Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kamakura and Nanbokucho Periods (1185–1392), Muromachi Period (1392–1573)
