Emperor Chōkei (長慶天皇 Chōkei Tennō) (1343 – August 27, 1394) was the 98th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from March 29, 1368 to 1383. His personal name was Yutanari (寛成). Events Magnus II of Sweden abdicates from the throne of Norway in favor of his son Haakon VI of Norway. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... // Events Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, travels with King Richard II of England to Ireland. ... His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... Events Timur ascends throne of Samarkand. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Chokei of Japan Emperor Go-Kameyama ascends to the throne of Japan Births Pope Eugenius IV Deaths March 1 - Amadeus VI of Savoy, Count of Savoy (b. ...

Genealogy

His father was Emperor Go-Murakami and his mother was Fujiwara Masako (藤原勝子) Emperor Go-Murakami (後村上天皇) (1328 - March 29, 1368) was the 97th imperial ruler of Japan, a member of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts. ...

Life

On March 29, 1368, following the death of Emperor Go-Murakami, he was enthroned in the house of the Chief Priest at the Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine in Sumiyoshi, Osaka, where the Southern Court had made its capital. However, because the Southern Court's influence was declining, the enthronement was in doubt until the Taishō era. In 1926, the enthronement was officially recognized and inserted into the Imperial Line. Osaka ) is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Taisho period (大正 Taishō, lit. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Emperor Chōkei persisted to the end in insisting on fighting the Northern Dynasty, but it was already too late. In 1383 (some say 1384), he abdicated to Emperor Go-Kameyama, who belonged to the peace faction. The Northern Court, also known as the Ashikaga Pretenders or Northern Pretenders, were a set of 6 claimants to the throne of Japan, today considered not legitimate Emperors. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Chokei of Japan Emperor Go-Kameyama ascends to the throne of Japan Births Pope Eugenius IV Deaths March 1 - Amadeus VI of Savoy, Count of Savoy (b. ... Events May / September 3 - Siege of Lisbon by the Castilian army, during the 1383-1385 Crisis Births Antoine, Duke of Brabant (died 1415) St Frances of Rome (died 1440) Khalil Sultan, ruler of Transoxiana (died 1411) Deaths January 1 - King Charles II of Navarre (b. ... Emperor Go-Kameyama (後亀山天皇) (?? - May 10, 1424) was the 99th imperial ruler of Japan. ...

After the Reunification of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, he did not return to Kyoto, but remained in Yoshino. Kyōto ) (lit. ...

He died on August 27, 1394.

Eras during his reign

Southern Court Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. ...

• Shōhei
• Kentoku
• Bunchū
• Tenju
• Kōwa

Northern Court Shōhei (正平) was a Japanese era of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Bunchū and before Kōwa, lasting from 1346 to 1370. ... Kentoku (建徳) was a Japanese era of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Shōhei and before Bunchū, lasting from 1370 to 1372. ... BunchÅ« (文中) was a Japanese era of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Kentoku and before Tenju, lasting from 1373 to 1376. ... Tenju (天授) was a Japanese era of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Bunchū and before Kōwa, lasting from 1375 to 1381. ... Kōwa (弘和) was a Japanese era of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts lasting from 1381 to 1384. ...

• Ōan
• Eiwa
• Kōryaku
• Eitoku

Ōan (応安) was a Japanese era of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Jōji and before Eiwa and lasting from 1368 to 1375. ... The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) is an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling conference. ... Kōryaku (康暦) was a Japanese era of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts lasting from 1379 to 1381. ... Eitoku (永徳) was a Japanese era of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts lasting from 1381 to 1384. ...

Northern Court Rivals

• Emperor Go-Kōgon
• Emperor Go-En'yū
• Emperor Go-Komatsu