Southern Court

set of four emperors (Emperor Go-Daigo and his line) whose claims to sovereignty during the Nanboku-chō period spanning from 1336 through 1392 were usurped by the Northern 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

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After 1392, Go-Komatsu was the 100th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.[6]

List of monarch-created eras

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During the Nanboku-chō period, the Southern Court monarchs recognized 11 Japanese era names (年号, nengō, lit. year names), including

  1. Gentoku, 1329–1331
  2. Genkō, 1331–1334
  3. Kemmu, 1334–1336
  4. Engen, 1336–1340
  5. Kōkoku, 1340–1346
  6. Shōhei, 1346–1370
  7. Kentoku, 1370–1372
  8. Bunchū, 1372–1375
  9. Tenju, 1375–1381
  10. Kōwa, 1381–1384
  11. Genchū, 1384–1392
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References

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  1. Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). "Hokuchō," Japan Encyclopedia, p. 344.
  2. Nussbaum, "Go-Daigo Tennō" at p. 251.
  3. Nussbaum, "Go-Murakami Tennō" at p. 257.
  4. Nussbaum, "Chōkei Tennō" at p. 120.
  5. Nussbaum, "Go-Kameyama Tennō" at p. 253.
  6. Nussbaum, "Hokuchō" at p. 344.

Other websites

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  Media related to Nambokucho period at Wikimedia Commons