Go-Komatsu
Emperor Go-Komatsu ( Japanese 後 小松 天皇 , Go-Komatsu-tennō ; * August 1, 1377 - December 1, 1433 ) was the 100th Tennō of Japan (October 21, 1392– October 5, 1412).
For the period from May 24, 1382 until the abdication of Emperor Go-Kameyama on October 21, 1392, he is often viewed as a counter-emperor. His proper name was Motohito ( 幹 仁 ). He was also the last emperor of the so-called northern court . In 1392 Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu made a promise to unite the two imperial courts and thus to end the war between the north and south courtyards. Yoshimitsu made a promise that the incumbents would alternate between the two lines. However, this plan was never carried out. During his time the parallelism of the two competing imperial courts ended.
In 1408 the Tennō Go-Komatsu came to Kitayama to visit the Shogun. For the occasion, Yoshimitsu had a grand ceremony and a grand festival held. This visit is now known as the “Imperial Visit to Kitayama” and was a special event at the time.
Go-Komatsu's successor was his son, Emperor Shōkō , in 1412 .
The well-known Zen Buddhist monk Ikkyū Sōjun was probably his other son.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Go-Kameyama |
Emperor of Japan 1392–1412 |
Shoko |
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| SURNAME | Go-Komatsu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 後 小松 天皇 (Japanese); Motohito (proper name); 幹 仁 (proper name, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 100th Tennō of Japan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1377 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1433 |