Kōmyō

Emperor Kōmyō

Kōmyō ( Japanese 光明 天皇 , Kōmyō-tennō ; * January 11, 1322 ; † July 26, 1380 ) was the second of the so-called Ashikaga - pretenders to the throne (although this name is not exactly exact here) of the north court during the time of the north and Südhöfe . He was the first of the Nordhof emperors to actually be supported by the Ashikaga shogunate . He claimed the throne of Tennō from September 20, 1336 to November 18, 1348. His personal name was Yutahito ( 豊 仁 ).

genealogy

He was the second son of Go-Fushimi -tennō. His mother was ?? ( 寧 子 ), daughter of Saionji Kinhira ( 西 園 寺 公 衡 ).

Life

When Ashikaga Takauji , who rebelled against the Kemmu restoration of Go-Daigo- tennō, moved into Kyoto in 1336 , Go-Daigo fled to Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei-zan . Although the throne insignia of Japan were not in his possession, Prince Yutahito was crowned Tennō and thus the "North Court" was established. Go-Daigo later escaped to Yoshino and founded the "Südhof" there, which today is regarded as a legitimate dynasty because of its possession of the throne regalia.

On November 18, 1348 he abdicated in favor of the eldest son of his older brother, the Kōgon -tennō. This was crowned Sukō -tennō.

In 1352 the Südhof-Tennō Go-Murakami used the opportunity of the Kan'ō unrest , a family feud of the Ashikaga clan, to take Kyōto and to take Kōmyō along with the Tennō Kōgon and Sukō as well as the Crown Prince.

During the reunification era called Shōhei , Kōmyō and his entourage were placed under house arrest in Yamato Province , in what is now the village of Nishiyoshino in the Yoshino District of Nara Prefecture . In 1355 he returned to Kyoto and entered a monastery. He died on July 26, 1380.

Eras during his reign

• North courtyard
  • Kemmu
  • Ryakuō
  • Kōei
  • Jōwa
• Südhof
  • Narrow
  • Kokoku
  • Shōhei

Rivals at the Südhof

• Go-Daigo- tennō
• Go-Murakami- tennō

predecessor	Office	successor
Kōgon	Tennō (north courtyard) 1336-1348	Suko