Emperor Sukō

Sukō (1334–1398), personal name Okihito, was the third emperor of the Northern Court in Kyoto and the eldest son of Emperor Kōgon. He became crown prince and ascended in 1348 after Emperor Kōmyō abdicated, while Kōgon directed affairs as cloistered emperor.

In 1351 Ashikaga Takauji made peace with the Southern Court and forced Sukō from the throne. In 1352 Southern troops carried him off to Yoshino with Kōgon and Kōmyō; he returned to Kyoto in 1357. His great-grandson became Emperor Go-Hanazono in 1428.