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*''Period: [[1297]]-[[1334]]''
*''Japanese'': 大覚寺統・持明院統 ''(Daikakuji tou & Jimyouin tou)''
For a period in the early 14th century, the Imperial succession alternated between two lines of descent, as a political compromise between two factions within the Imperial Court. This arrangement eventually led to a fracture between the two lines; from [[1334]] until [[1392]], a period known as the [[Nanbokucho Period|Nanboku-chô period]], the two lineages ruled concurrently, as [[Northern Court|Northern]] and [[Southern Court]], each claiming the other to be illegitimate and pretenders to the throne.
==Background==
The [[Kamakura shogunate]] established its ability to interfere in internal Court politics, and the imperial succession, with its victory over the forces of [[Emperor Go-Toba]] in the [[1221]] [[Jokyu Disturbance|Jôkyû Disturbance]].
Meanwhile, over the course of the 13th century, the Imperial succession came to be divided, or confused, with some emperors being descended from [[Emperor Go-Fukakusa]] (r. 1246-1259), and some emperors descended from Go-Fukakusa's younger brother, [[Emperor Kameyama]] (r. 1259-1274). Combined with the practice of emperors abdicating and retiring, a situation emerged in which multiple retired emperors were concurrently active in Court politics, multiple of whom had first sons with legitimate claims to the succession.
The descendants of Emperor Go-Fukakusa, including [[Emperor Fushimi]], came to be known as the Jimyô-in line, while the descendants of his brother Emperor Kameyama, including [[Emperor Go-Uda]] and, later, [[Emperor Go-Nijo|Emperor Go-Nijô]], came to be known as the Daikaku-ji line.
==Alternation of Succession==
In [[1297]], the disputes between the two lineages came to a head. Exercising its power to involve itself in Court politics, the shogunate demanded that Emperor Go-Uda (Daikaku-ji line) abdicate the throne in favor of his cousin Emperor Fushimi (Jimyô-in line), against the wishes of Retired Emperor Kameyama (Daikaku-ji line). A succession dispute ensued, with some elements at Court supporting Kameyama, and others his nephew Fushimi.
The shogunate attempted to resolve the situation by suggesting a compromise, in which the succession would alternate between the two lines. Backed by the shogunate, Emperor Fushimi won the immediate succession dispute, and managed to have his son succeed him as [[Emperor Go-Fushimi]] (r. 1298-1301) before the succession alternated back to the Daikaku-ji line, with Emperor Go-Nijô in [[1301]].
*''Japanese'': 大覚寺統・持明院統 ''(Daikakuji tou & Jimyouin tou)''
For a period in the early 14th century, the Imperial succession alternated between two lines of descent, as a political compromise between two factions within the Imperial Court. This arrangement eventually led to a fracture between the two lines; from [[1334]] until [[1392]], a period known as the [[Nanbokucho Period|Nanboku-chô period]], the two lineages ruled concurrently, as [[Northern Court|Northern]] and [[Southern Court]], each claiming the other to be illegitimate and pretenders to the throne.
==Background==
The [[Kamakura shogunate]] established its ability to interfere in internal Court politics, and the imperial succession, with its victory over the forces of [[Emperor Go-Toba]] in the [[1221]] [[Jokyu Disturbance|Jôkyû Disturbance]].
Meanwhile, over the course of the 13th century, the Imperial succession came to be divided, or confused, with some emperors being descended from [[Emperor Go-Fukakusa]] (r. 1246-1259), and some emperors descended from Go-Fukakusa's younger brother, [[Emperor Kameyama]] (r. 1259-1274). Combined with the practice of emperors abdicating and retiring, a situation emerged in which multiple retired emperors were concurrently active in Court politics, multiple of whom had first sons with legitimate claims to the succession.
The descendants of Emperor Go-Fukakusa, including [[Emperor Fushimi]], came to be known as the Jimyô-in line, while the descendants of his brother Emperor Kameyama, including [[Emperor Go-Uda]] and, later, [[Emperor Go-Nijo|Emperor Go-Nijô]], came to be known as the Daikaku-ji line.
==Alternation of Succession==
In [[1297]], the disputes between the two lineages came to a head. Exercising its power to involve itself in Court politics, the shogunate demanded that Emperor Go-Uda (Daikaku-ji line) abdicate the throne in favor of his cousin Emperor Fushimi (Jimyô-in line), against the wishes of Retired Emperor Kameyama (Daikaku-ji line). A succession dispute ensued, with some elements at Court supporting Kameyama, and others his nephew Fushimi.
The shogunate attempted to resolve the situation by suggesting a compromise, in which the succession would alternate between the two lines. Backed by the shogunate, Emperor Fushimi won the immediate succession dispute, and managed to have his son succeed him as [[Emperor Go-Fushimi]] (r. 1298-1301) before the succession alternated back to the Daikaku-ji line, with Emperor Go-Nijô in [[1301]].
