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Emperor Go-En'yû was the last emperor of the [[Northern Court]], though he held little ''de facto'' power; the [[Ashikaga shogunate]] dominated actual governance in the capital.

Emperor Go-En'yû was the last emperor of the [[Northern Court]], though he held little ''de facto'' power; the [[Ashikaga shogunate]] dominated actual governance in the capital.

In an event known as the "Bloodletting Incident," Emperor Go-En'yû, suspicious that one of his consorts had been having an affair with [[Ashikaga Yoshimitsu]], struck her on the head with a blade. Drawing a sword, or striking anyone with it, within the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace]] was most unusual, and this incident caused quite an uproar. Assaulted with accusations, the emperor suggested he might retire to the mountains in [[Tanba province]], and there commit suicide. He did not end up following through on this, however.

In [[1383]], in an event known as the "Bloodletting Incident," Emperor Go-En'yû, suspicious that [[Azechi no Tsubone]], one of his consorts, had been having an affair with [[Ashikaga Yoshimitsu]], struck her on the head with a blade. Drawing a sword, or striking anyone with it, within the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace]] was most unusual, and this incident caused quite an uproar. Assaulted with accusations, the emperor suggested he might retire to the mountains in [[Tanba province]], and there commit suicide. He did not end up following through on this, however.

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==References==

==References==

*Amino Yoshihiko, Alan Christy (trans.), ''Rethinking Japanese History'', Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan (2012), 271-272.

*Amino Yoshihiko, Alan Christy (trans.), ''Rethinking Japanese History'', Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan (2012), 271-272.

[[Category:Emperors]]

[[Category:Emperors]]

[[Category:Muromachi Period]]

[[Category:Muromachi Period]]