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Emperor Go-En'yū

1359–1393 · 14th century

Emperor Go-En'yū was the fifth emperor of the Northern Court of Japan, reigning from 1371 to 1382. A son of Go-Kōgon, he reigned during the ascendancy of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who dominated the court. He abdicated in favour of his son Go-Komatsu and died in 1393, a year after the reunification of the Northern and Southern Courts.

Emperor Go-En'yū
Image: Tosa Mitsunobu (Inscription by the Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Emperor Go-En'yū. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/emperor-go-enyu
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