Emperor Go-En'yū

Emperor Go-En'yū (後円融天皇, Go-En'yū-tennō) (11 January 1359 – 6 June 1393) was the 5th of the Emperors of Northern Court during the period of two courts in Japan. According to pre-Meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1371 through 1382.

Emperor Go-En'yū
後円融天皇
5th Northern Emperor
Reign9 April 1371 – 24 May 1382
Coronation30 January 1375
PredecessorGo-Kōgon
SuccessorGo-Komatsu
Born11 January 1359
Died6 June 1393(1393-06-06) (aged 34)
Burial
Fukakusa no Kita no Misasagi (深草北陵), Kyoto
SpouseSanjō Itsuko
IssueEmperor Go-Komatsu
Princess Keiko
Prince Dōchō
Posthumous name
Tsuigō:
Emperor Go-En'yū (後円融院 or 後円融天皇)
FatherEmperor Go-Kōgon
MotherFujiwara no Nakako
Signature

This Nanboku-chō "sovereign" was named after the 10th century Emperor En'yū and go- (後), translates literally as "later;" and thus, he may be called the "Later Emperor En'yū", or, in some older sources, may be identified as "Emperor En'yū, the second", or as "Emperor En'yū II."

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