Nanboku-chō period

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The Nanboku-chō period was a turbulent era in Japanese history (1336–1392) marked by the rivalry between the Northern and Southern imperial courts and prolonged civil war over legitimate imperial succession.

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instanceOf historical period
period of Japanese history
alsoKnownAs Nambokuchō period NERFINISHED
Northern and Southern Courts period NERFINISHED
associatedWith samurai class
shugo daimyō NERFINISHED
capital Kyoto NERFINISHED
Yoshino NERFINISHED
chronologyPosition after Kamakura period and before Muromachi period
conflict Nanboku-chō Wars NERFINISHED
country Japan
deFactoRulingPower Ashikaga shogunate NERFINISHED
endCause reconciliation of Northern and Southern Courts in 1392
endTime 1392
eraNameSystem Japanese nengō system
followedBy Muromachi period NERFINISHED
follows Kamakura period NERFINISHED
governmentType dual imperial courts
hasCause dispute over imperial succession
fall of the Kamakura shogunate
hasCulturalAspect court poetry
development of Noh theatre
warrior literature
hasPart Northern Court NERFINISHED
Southern Court NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Honshu NERFINISHED
Kinai region NERFINISHED
language Classical Japanese
mainTopic Northern and Southern Courts NERFINISHED
notableRuler Emperor Go-Daigo NERFINISHED
Emperor Go-Komatsu NERFINISHED
Emperor Go-Kōgon NERFINISHED
Emperor Go-Murakami NERFINISHED
Emperor Kōgon NERFINISHED
notableShogun Ashikaga Takauji GENERATED
Ashikaga Yoshiakira GENERATED
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu GENERATED
partOf Middle Ages of Japan NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Meiji government (as Southern Court legitimate line) NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Shinto
rulingDynasty Yamato dynasty NERFINISHED
significantEvent Kenmu Restoration NERFINISHED
establishment of the Ashikaga shogunate
unification of the imperial line in 1392
startTime 1336
theme legitimacy of imperial succession
typeOfConflict civil war

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Kemmu era conflict Nanboku-chō period
Kenmu Restoration relatedTo Nanboku-chō period