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ThE AFteR/v\atH: Two Emperors for the Price of One
![]() - Go-Daigo fled to Mt. Yoshino in the south and set
![]() up a "southern" imperial court and declared
![]() himself the one true Emperor. Now Japan had 2
![]() dynasties.
![]() - Ashikaga Takauji had to deal with this rival
![]() court PLUS political infighting. He ended up
![]() ordering the death of his own brother.
![]() - This period of time is called the Nanbokucho, or
![]() North and South dynasties. The schizm would
![]() last until 1392.
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