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GENEALOGY His father was Emperor Go-Murakami and his mother was Fujiwara Masako (藤原勝子) LIFE On March 29, 1368, following the death of Emperor Go-Murakami, he was enthroned in the house of the Chief Priest at the Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine in Sumiyoshi, Osaka , where the Southern Court had made its capital. However, because the Southern Court's influence was declining, the enthronement was in doubt until the Taishō Era . In 1926 , the enthronement was officially recognized and inserted into the Imperial Line. Emperor Chōkei persisted to the end in insisting on fighting the Northern Dynasty , but it was already too late. In 1383 (some say 1384 ), he abdicated to Emperor Go-Kameyama , who belonged to the peace faction. After the Reunification of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, he did not return to Kyoto , but remained in Yoshino. He died on August 27, 1394. ERAS DURING HIS REIGN Southern Court NORTHERN COURT RIVALS |
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