Go-Daigo, Japanese emperor (died 1339)

Emperor Go-Daigo

Emperor of Japan from 1318 to 1339

Emperor Go-Daigo was the 96th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He successfully overthrew the Kamakura shogunate in 1333 and established the short-lived Kenmu Restoration to bring the Imperial House back into power. This was to be the last time…