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*''Japanese'': 征西府 ''(Seiseifu)''
The Seiseifu (roughly, "office for the subjugation of the west") was, ostensibly, the chief headquarters of the [[Imperial Court]] in [[Kyushu]] in the medieval period. Amidst the political divisions of the [[Nanboku-cho|Nanboku-chô period]], however, it became in practice a major center of strength for supporters of the [[Southern Court]], standing in opposition to the forces of the [[Northern Court]]. In particular, in the 1360s-1380s, the Seiseifu (and by extension the island of Kyushu) was ruled by [[Prince Kanenaga]] (aka Kaneyoshi) and his ''[[wako|wakô]]'' allies.
Kanenaga, a son of [[Emperor Go-Daigo]], was formally named ''seisei shôgun'' (General for the Subjugation of the West), and gained the support of most if not all of the samurai clans of Kyushu, and a certain degree of ''de facto'' power over the entire island by [[1365]]. Bolstered by material supplies looted from coastal Korea by his ''wakô'' allies, Kanenaga quickly began exchanging envoys with the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming court]], even being [[investiture|invested]] as "King of Japan." Historian [[Amino Yoshihiko]] describes this as Kanenaga attempting (and perhaps succeeding, to some extent, however briefly) "to establish an independent country in Kyushu."<ref>Amino, 270.</ref>
Kanenaga's independent power in Kyushu came under attack in the 1370s, however, by forces led by [[Imagawa Ryoshun|Imagawa Ryôshun]], ''[[Kyushu tandai]]'' in service to the Northern Court and the [[Muromachi shogunate]]. Though Kanenaga continued to resist Imagawa's advances until the former's death in [[1383]], the shogun meanwhile received investiture from the Ming as "King of Japan," thus stripping Kanenaga of that recognition as well.
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==References==
*Amino Yoshihiko, Alan Christy (trans.) ''Rethinking Japanese History'', Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan (2012), 269-270.
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[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
[[Category:Political Institutions]]
The Seiseifu (roughly, "office for the subjugation of the west") was, ostensibly, the chief headquarters of the [[Imperial Court]] in [[Kyushu]] in the medieval period. Amidst the political divisions of the [[Nanboku-cho|Nanboku-chô period]], however, it became in practice a major center of strength for supporters of the [[Southern Court]], standing in opposition to the forces of the [[Northern Court]]. In particular, in the 1360s-1380s, the Seiseifu (and by extension the island of Kyushu) was ruled by [[Prince Kanenaga]] (aka Kaneyoshi) and his ''[[wako|wakô]]'' allies.
Kanenaga, a son of [[Emperor Go-Daigo]], was formally named ''seisei shôgun'' (General for the Subjugation of the West), and gained the support of most if not all of the samurai clans of Kyushu, and a certain degree of ''de facto'' power over the entire island by [[1365]]. Bolstered by material supplies looted from coastal Korea by his ''wakô'' allies, Kanenaga quickly began exchanging envoys with the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming court]], even being [[investiture|invested]] as "King of Japan." Historian [[Amino Yoshihiko]] describes this as Kanenaga attempting (and perhaps succeeding, to some extent, however briefly) "to establish an independent country in Kyushu."<ref>Amino, 270.</ref>
Kanenaga's independent power in Kyushu came under attack in the 1370s, however, by forces led by [[Imagawa Ryoshun|Imagawa Ryôshun]], ''[[Kyushu tandai]]'' in service to the Northern Court and the [[Muromachi shogunate]]. Though Kanenaga continued to resist Imagawa's advances until the former's death in [[1383]], the shogun meanwhile received investiture from the Ming as "King of Japan," thus stripping Kanenaga of that recognition as well.
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==References==
*Amino Yoshihiko, Alan Christy (trans.) ''Rethinking Japanese History'', Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan (2012), 269-270.
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[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
[[Category:Political Institutions]]