Emperor Go-Daigo

Emperor Go-Daigo or Go-daigo Tennō (1288-1339)^[1] was the emperor of Japan from 1318 to 1339.^[2] He was the 96th emperor of Japan. When he lived, the shoguns had a lot of power in Japan. Emperor Go-Diago tried to take power from them so he could rule Japan.

When Go-Daigo lived, Japan had two governments. There was one government set up by the emperors of Japan, who lived in Kyoto. There was another government run by the shoguns, the bakufu. The law said the emperors were rulers, but the bakufu had more power than they did.^[3] Neither the emperor's government nor the shogun's government was powerful enough to rule very well.^[2]

1. ↑ "Emperor Godaigo 後醍醐天皇". British Museum. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Minoru Shinoda. Go-Daigo: emperor of Japan. Britannica. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
3. ↑ Michael Hoffman (April 20, 2019). "Emperor Go-Daigo: The pride before a fall". Japan Times. Retrieved September 17, 2020.