Emperor Go-Murakami

Emperor Go-Murakami (1328–1368), personal name Noriyoshi, was a son of Emperor Go-Daigo and the second sovereign of the Southern Court. Named crown prince in 1338, he succeeded his father at Yoshino in 1339 and spent his reign moving between temporary palaces.

In 1348 he fled Yoshino before Kō no Moronao's attack; in 1352 Southern Court forces seized Kyōto and carried off three retired Northern emperors, only to lose the capital within weeks. A second brief occupation in 1361 also failed, and he died at Sumiyoshi in 1368 with his cause weakening.