Home > Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan
Emperor Go-Komatsu (後小松天皇) (August 1, 1377 - December 1, 1433) was the 100th imperial ruler of Japan. He claimed the throne from May 24, 1382 to October 5, 1412. According to the current official opinion on the Japanese government, Go-Komatsu was a pretender during the first part of his reign and did not legitimately become emperor until Emperor Go-Kameyama abdicated on October 21, 1392. His personal name was Motohito (幹仁)1 Geneology
Go-Komatsu was the first son of the Northern Pretender Go-En'yu. His mother was Itsuko (厳子) (Empress Dowager ??, 通陽門院), daughter of the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Sanjo Kimitada (三条公忠).
- Consort: Motoko (資子) Daughter of Hino Sukekuni (日野資国)
- Consort: Unknown (the daughter of a retainer from the Southern Court)
2 Name
He was named after Emperor KokoEmperor Koko ( 830- 887) was the 58th imperial ruler of Japan. He reigned from 884 to 887. Japanese emperors., who had the alternate name Komatsu, because they both returned the throne to their families, in the case of Go-Komatsu, by defeating his Southern Court rivals, and in the case of Koko, by succeeding his elder brother's grandson, Emperor YozeiEmperor Yozei ( 869- 949) was the 57th imperial ruler of Japan. He took the throne in 876 following his father's abdication and reigned until being deposed in 884. He was succeeded by his father's uncle, Emperor Koko. Japanese emperors..
3 Life
He was raised in the mansion of Hino Sukenori (日野西資教). He succeeded as Northern Emperor upon the abdication of his father, the Northern Pretender Go-En'yu. With the help of Ashikaga YoshimitsuKinkaku-ji Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ( Japanese language) ( September 25, 1358 May 31, 1408) was the 3rd shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was the son of the 2nd shogun Ashikaga Yoshi, his father ruled as Cloistered EmperorCloistered Rule also known as the Insei system, is a distinct feature of Japanese history and politics and sometimes in business. In almost all, governments and administrations units, the nominal ruler and governor has no practical power, and instead, reg. In 1392, following the re-unification of the Northern and Southern Courts, the Southern Emperor Go-Kameyama turned over the Three Sacred Treasures, bringing the Southern Court to and end, and making Go-Komatsu the legitimate Emperor of Japan on October 21, 1392.
In the peace at that time, it was agreed that the northern and southern courts would alternate. However, in 1412, when he abdicated, the agreement was thrown away, and, instead, he was succeeded by his son, Shoko, and all subsequent Emperors were descended from the the Northern Court. Until 1911, the Northern Court Emperors were considered the legitimate ones, and the Southern Court to be illegitimate. However, now the Southern Court is considered to have been legitimate, and thus, Go-Komatsu is not considered to have been legitimate for the first 10 years of his reign.
