Northern Court (Japan)

The Northern Court, also known as the Ashikaga Pretenders or Northern Pretenders, were a set of six pretenders to the throne of Japan.The origins of the Northern Court go back to Emperor Go-Saga, reigning from 1242 to 1246. Go-Saga was succeeded in turn by two of his sons, Emperor Go-Fukakusa and Emperor Kameyama. The descendants of these two competed with each other for the throne. Go-Fukakusa's descendants were referred to as the Jimyōin-tō while Kameyama's descendants were known as the Daikakuji-tō.
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