Emperor Kōmyō of Japan (died 1380)

Emperor Kōmyō

Japanese Northern Emperor from 1336 to 1348

Emperor Kōmyō was the second of the Emperors of Northern Court, although he was the first to be supported by the Ashikaga Bakufu. According to pre-Meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1336 through 1348.