Kōō

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Kōō (康応), also romanized as Kō-ō, was a

This illegitimate Northern Court (北朝, hokuchō) was established in Kyoto by Ashikaga Takauji in 1336.^[3] Until the end of the Edo period, the militarily superior pretender-Emperors supported by the Ashikaga shogunate were incorporated in Imperial chronologies, even though the Imperial Regalia were never in their possession.^[3]

During the

In this time frame, Genchū (1384–1393) was the Southern Court equivalent nengō.^[4]

Events of the Kōō era

• 1389 (Kōō 1): Dissension continues in Toki family in Mino.^[5]
• 1389 (Kōō 1): Yoshimitsu pacifies Kyūshū and distributes lands; Yoshimitsu opposed by Kamakura kanrei Ashikaga Ujimitsu.^[5]
• 1389 (Kōō 1, 7th month): The
  udaijin Saioinji Sanetoshi died at the age of 56.^[6]
• 1390 (Kōō 2): Kusunoki defeated; Yamana Ujikiyo chastises Tokinaga.[5]

Notes

References

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• Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691

• National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection