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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Nanboku-chō period canonical 8
Nambokuchō period 1
Nanboku-cho period 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
period of Japanese history
alsoKnownAs Nambokuchō period
linked to: Nanboku-chō period

Northern and Southern Courts period
associatedWith samurai class
shugo daimyō
capital Kyoto
Yoshino
chronologyPosition after Kamakura period and before Muromachi period
conflict Nanboku-chō Wars
country Japan
deFactoRulingPower Ashikaga shogunate
linked to: Ashikaga clan
endCause reconciliation of Northern and Southern Courts in 1392
endTime 1392
eraNameSystem Japanese nengō system
followedBy Muromachi period
follows Kamakura period
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
Southern Court
historicalRegion Honshu
Kinai region
linked to: Kansai region
language Classical Japanese
mainTopic Northern and Southern Courts
linked to: Northern Court
notableRuler Emperor Go-Daigo
Emperor Go-Komatsu
Emperor Go-Kōgon
Emperor Go-Murakami
Emperor Kōgon
linked to: Emperor Kōmyō
notableShogun Ashikaga Takauji
Ashikaga Yoshiakira
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
partOf Middle Ages of Japan
linked to: Muromachi period
recognizedBy Meiji government (as Southern Court legitimate line)
religion Buddhism
Shinto
rulingDynasty Yamato dynasty
significantEvent Kenmu Restoration
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
Emperor Go-Daigo era Nanboku-chō period
Yoshimizu Shrine historicalPeriodOfImportance Nanboku-cho period
linked to: Nanboku-chō period
Akamatsu Norimura activeInPeriod Nanboku-chō period
Akamatsu Norimura associatedWith Northern Court (Nanboku-chō period)
linked to: Nanboku-chō period
Engen usedDuring Nanboku-chō period
subject linked to: Engen era
Northern Court partOf Nanboku-chō period
Nanboku-chō period conflicts partOf Nanboku-chō period
Ryakuō usedDuring Nanboku-chō period
subject linked to: Ryakuō era
Nanboku-chō period alsoKnownAs Nambokuchō period
linked to: Nanboku-chō period