Emperor Komyo
Emperor Kômyô was an emperor of the Northern Court, reigning from 1336 to 1347.
In 1336, as Emperor Go-Daigo fled Kyoto for Yoshino, Shogun Ashikaga Takauji provided Imperial Regalia for Prince Yakuhito (as he was then known) to succeed his brother, Retired Emperor Kôgon and to take the throne. Go-Daigo claimed, however, to possess the true Regalia, that those used by Takauji and Kômyô for this accession ceremony were forgeries, and that as a result Kômyô was not legitimately the sovereign, and that Go-Daigo, in Yoshino, remained the true emperor. Today, the Imperial Household Agency officially recognizes Go-Daigo, historically, as the true emperor at that time and the Northern Court as pretenders, not counted in the official numbering of emperors.
Regardless, Kômyô reigned in Kyoto until 1347, at which time he stepped down in favor of Emperor Sukô.
| Preceded by Emperor Kôgon |
Emperor of Japan 1336-1347 |
Succeeded by Emperor Sukô |
