The Japan TimesMay 17, 2025
For imperial loyalists of the late Edo Period, the experiences of Emperor Go-Daigo from five centuries past were an inspiration — and a warning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/17/japan/history/go-daigo-ashikaga-kenmu-meiji/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #godaigo #kusunokimasashige #ashikagatakauji #kenmurestoration #meijirestoration #kamakuraperiod #edoperiod #masukagami #taiheiki
The emperor and the shogun: A power struggle across the centuries

For imperial loyalists of the late Edo Period, the experiences of Emperor Go-Daigo from five centuries past were an inspiration — and a warning.

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The Japan TimesApr 19, 2025
The emperor against the shogunate: power and politics in 14th-century Japan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/19/japan/history/go-daigo-masukagami-kusunoki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #godaigo #masukagami #bakufu #kamakura #kusunokimasashige #ashikagatakauji
‘I scud before the autumn wind’: Emperor Go-Daigo’s fall from grace

The “Masukagami,” a 14th-century historical chronicle, offers a wrenching account of the emperor’s struggle for power — and eventual downfall.

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The Japan TimesMar 15, 2025
A power-hungry emperor and a literary monk offer different frames for understanding the end of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333). https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/15/japan/history/kenko-emperor-go-daigo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #godaigo #kamakuraperiod #yoshidakenko #kenko #bakufu
Divine authority and mortal desires in the turbulent 14th century

The literary monk Kenko yearned for an “uncontaminated world,” even during the tumultuous rule of Emperor Go-Daigo, who toppled the shogunate and consolidated imperial power.

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