# Northern and Southern Courts divide (1336)

URL: https://history-japan.com/timeline/1336-northern-and-southern-courts-divide
Location: Japan
Categories: ruler-change

Ashikaga Takauji supported a new emperor in Kyoto while Go-Daigo established his court at Yoshino. The competing courts generated decades of conflict and overlapping imperial claims. A single succession list cannot fully represent this period.

Ruler at the time: [Emperor Go-Daigo](https://history-japan.com/rulers/emperor-go-daigo)

## Sources
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanboku-chō_period)