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GENEALOGY His father was the Northern Pretender Emperor Kōgon . His predecessor, Emperor Kōmyō was his uncle, the younger brother of Emperor Kōgon.
LIFE In 1348 , he became Crown Prince . In the same year, he became Northern Emperor upon the abdication of Emperor Kōmyō . Although Emperor Kōgon ruled as Cloistered Emperor , the rivalry between Ashikaga Takauji and Ashikaga Tadayoshi began, and in 1351 , Takauji returned to the allegiance of the Southern Court, forcing Emperor Sukō to abdicate. This was intended to reunify the Imperial Line. However, the peace soon fell apart, and in 1352 , the Southern Dynasty evacuated Kyoto, abducting with them Retired (Northern) Emperors Emperor Kōgon and Emperor Kōmyō as well as Sukō and the Crown Prince, Imperial Prince Naohito, the son of Emperor Kōgon. Because of this, Takauji made Emperor Kōgon 's second son Imperial Prince Iyahito emperor (First Fushimi-no-miya). Returning to Kyoto in 1357 , Emperor Sukō's son Imperial Prince Yoshihito began to work with the Bakufu to be named Crown Prince, but the Bakufu instead decided to make Emperor Go-Kōgon's son (the future Emperor Go-En'yú ) Crown Prince instead. In 1398 , Emperor Sukō died. But, 30 years after his death, in 1428, his great-grandson Hikohito (彦仁), as the adopted son of Emperor Go-Komatsu , became Emperor Go-Hanazono , fulfilling Sukō's dearest wish. ERAS DURING HIS REIGN (Northern) SOUTHERN COURT RIVALS |
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