Emperor Go-Murakami

(1328 – 29 March 1368) was the 97th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):  後村上天皇 (97) according to the traditional order of succession.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).    Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 294-308.  His reign started in September 1339 and ended on 29 March 1368..Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 158.

This 14th century sovereign was named after the 10th century Emperor Murakami and go- (後), translates literally as "later"; and thus, he is sometimes called the "Later Emperor Murakami". The Japanese word "go" has also been translated to mean the "second one"; and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Murakami, the second", or as "Murakami II".

Traditional narrative
His personal name was , also known as Yoshiyoshi.Titsingh, p. 294.

He reigned from Sumiyoshi, Ōsaka, Yoshino, Nara, and other temporary locations.

Events of Go-Murakami's life
Prince Noriyoshi was a member of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period of rival courts.Titsingh, p. 295.

 18 September 1339 (Engen 3, 5th day of the 8th month):  In the 21st  year of Go-Daigo's reign, the emperor abdicated at Yoshino in favor of his son, Prince Noriyoshi.Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 270. The succession (senso) was received by Noriyoshi.Titsingh, p. 295; Varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō),  Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2011-12-23.
 19 September 1339 (Engen 3, 6th day of the 8th month): Go-Daigo died;Titsingh, p. 295.
 29 March 1368 (Shōhei 23, 11th day of the 3rd month): Go-Murakami died.Titsingh,  p. 308; Ponsonby-Fane, p. 158.

 After his death 
According to the Imperial Household Agency, the mausoleum  (misasagi) of Go-Murakami is in Osaka Prefecture.  The emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine in the precincts of Kanshinji temple (観心寺) in Kawachinagano, Osaka.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 422.

Eras of Go-Murakami's reign
The years of Go-Murakami's reign are more identified by more than one era name.

Nanboku-chō southern court
Eras as reckoned by legitimate Court (as determined by Meiji rescript)
 Engen               (1336–1340)
 Kōkoku              (1340–1346)
 Shōhei              (1346–1370)

Nanboku-chō northern court
Eras as reckoned by pretender Court (as determined by Meiji rescript)
 Ryakuō       (1338–1342)
 Kōei     (1342–1345)
 Jōwa                (1345–1350)
 Kannō          (1350–1352)
 Bunna               (1352–1356)
 Embun               (1356–1361)
 Kōan  (1361–1362)
 Jōji                (1362–1368)
 Ōan                 (1368–1375)

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 Emperor of Japan
 List of emperors of Japan
 Japanese imperial family tree

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