Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan
Emperor Go-En'yū (後円融天皇) (lived 1359-1393) was the fifth of what are now called the northern Ashikaga pretenders to the the throne of Japan. Go-En'yū was supported by the Ashikaga shogunate during a period when there were two rival imperial courts claiming the throne: Go-En'yū's northern court and a southern court which opposed the shoguns. In 1392, the southern court emperor was defeated and abdicated in favor of Go-En'yū's son, Go-Komatsu, ending the divide. Because they were the ancestors of all the subsequent emperors, the northern court was for centuries afterward officially described as the true imperial family. However, since 1911, the Japanese government has declared the southern claimants were actually the rightful emperors, making Go-En'yū officially a pretender.
Go-En'yū was proclaimed emperor in 1371 when the previous northern court claimant, Go-En'yū's father Go-Kōgon, abdicated in his favor. In 1382, Go-En'yū himself abdicated in favor of his son Go-Komatsu. Go-En'yū's southern court rival was Emperor Chōkei.
