  (11 january 1359 â 6 june 1393) was the "5th" of the ashikaga pretenders during the period of two courts. according to pre-meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1371 through 1382.titsingh, isaac. (1834). annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 310â316. this nanboku-chÅ "sovereign" was named after the 10th century emperor en'yÅ« and go- (å¾), translates literally as "later;" and thus, he may be called the "later emperor en'yÅ«". the japanese word "go" has also been translated to mean the "second one;" and in some older sources, this would-be emperor may be identified as "en'yÅ«, the second", or as "en'yÅ« ii." ==genealogy== his personal name was ohito (ç·ä»). he was the second son of the fourth northern pretender emperor go-kÅgon. his mother was fujiwara no nakako (è¤åä»²å­), daughter of hirohashi kanetsuna (åºæ©å¼ç¶±). *consort: itsuko (å³å­), daughter of sanjÅ kintada (ä¸æ¡å¬å¿ ) **first son: imperial prince motohito (å¹¹ä»è¦ªç) (emperor go-komatsu) **first daughter: imperial princess keiko (çªå­åè¦ªç) *lady-in-waiting fujiwara no imako (è¤åä»å­) **second son: imperial prince dÅchÅ (éææ³è¦ªç) ==events of go-en'yÅ«'s life== in his own lifetime, go-en'yÅ« and those around him believed that he occupied the chrysanthemum throne from 9 april 1371 to 24 may 1382. in 1371, by imperial proclamation, he received the rank of shinnÅ (è¦ªç), or imperial prince (and potential heir). immediately afterwards, he became emperor upon the abdication of his father, emperor go-kÅgon. there was said to be a disagreement between go-kÅgon and the retired northern emperor emperor sukÅ over the crown prince. with the support of hosokawa yoriyuki, who controlled the bakufu, go-kÅgon's son became the northern emperor. until 1374, go-kÅgon ruled as cloistered emperor. in 1368, ashikaga yoshimitsu was named shÅgun, and with his guardianship, the imperial court was stabilized. in 1382, upon abdicating to emperor go-komatsu, his cloistered rule began. having no actual power, he rebelled, attempting suicide and accusing [[ashikaga y
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