Emperor Go-Daigo

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Emperor Go-Daigo was a 14th-century Japanese emperor known for attempting to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate and restore direct imperial rule, sparking the Kenmu Restoration and the subsequent Northern and Southern Courts period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Japan
Japanese monarch
human
ally Ashikaga Takauji
Kusunoki Masashige
Nitta Yoshisada
birthDate 1288
birthPlace Kyoto
burialPlace Tōnomine
capturedBy Kamakura shogunate
linked to: Kamakura period
causeOfDeath illness
child Emperor Go-Murakami
Prince Norinaga
linked to: Prince Takanaga

Prince Takanaga
conflict Genkō War
country Japan
deathDate 1339
deathPlace Yoshino
dynasty Yamato dynasty
era Nanboku-chō period
late Kamakura period
eraName Genkō
Gen’ō
Kenmu
linked to: Kenmu Restoration
escapeFrom Oki Islands
event Kenmu Restoration
establishment of the Southern Court at Yoshino
father Emperor Go-Uda
gender male
givenName Takaharu
historicalPeriod 14th century
house Imperial House of Japan
mother Fujiwara no Chushi
nativeName 後醍醐天皇
notableFor attempting to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate
contributing to the start of the Northern and Southern Courts period
initiating the Kenmu Restoration
seeking to restore direct imperial rule
opponent Kamakura shogunate
linked to: Kamakura period
placeOfExile Oki Islands
politicalGoal restoration of imperial autocracy
positionHeld Emperor of Japan
posthumousName Go-Daigo
predecessor Emperor Hanazono
reignEnd 1339
reignStart 1318
religion Buddhism
spouse Saionji Kishi
successor Emperor Go-Murakami

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Mount Yoshino associatedWith Emperor Go-Daigo
Kemmu era namedBy Emperor Go-Daigo
Kemmu era reigningEmperor Emperor Go-Daigo
Kenmu Restoration initiatedBy Emperor Go-Daigo
Kenmu Restoration hasKeyFigure Emperor Go-Daigo
Yoshimizu Shrine associatedWith Emperor Go-Daigo
Yoshimizu Shrine dedicatedTo Emperor Go-Daigo
Oki Islands notableExile Emperor Go-Daigo
Engen associatedWithEmperor Emperor Go-Daigo
subject linked to: Engen era
Nanboku-chō period notableRuler Emperor Go-Daigo