Emperor Chokei of Japan
Emperor Chōkei (長慶天皇) (1343-1394) was the 98th imperial ruler of Japan. He reigned from 1368 to 1383. Chōkei was emperor during a period when there were two rival imperial courts claiming the throne: Chōkei's southern court and a northern court which was backed by the Ashikaga shoguns. The Japanese government now officially considers Chōkei and his court to have been the true emperors. However, in 1392, Chōkei's successor, Emperor Go-Kameyama, was defeated and abdicated in favor of the rival claimant, Emperor Go-Komatsu, making the northern dynasty the source of the subsequent Japanese monarchs.
