During the
Meiji period, an Imperial decree dated March 3, 1911 established that the legitimate reigning monarchs of this period were the direct descendants of
Emperor Go-Daigo through
Emperor Go-Murakami, whose Southern Court (南朝, nanchō) had been established in exile in
Yoshino, near Nara.[3]
Until the end of the
Edo period, the militarily superior pretender-Emperors supported by the
Ashikaga shogunate had been mistakenly incorporated in Imperial chronologies despite the undisputed fact that the
Imperial Regalia were not in their possession.[3]
1375, also called Tenju gannen (天授元年): The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Bunchū 4.
In this time frame,
Eiwa (1375–1379) and
Kōryaku (1379–1381) were the Northern Court equivalent nengō.
Events of the Tenju Era
1375 (Tenju 1): Shōgun
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu visits the
Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū where he worships publicly; and he offers a sword for the shrine's treasury, gold foil for the embellishment of the shrine, and a racehorses for the shrine's stable.[4]
1375 (Tenju 2): For the first time, Shōgun Yoshimitsu is permitted to enter the precincts of the Imperial quarters at the Imperial palace in Kyoto.[4]
1377 (Tenju 2):
Goryeo diplomatic envoy
Jeong Mongju met with the shogunal deputy (探題, tandai) in Kyūshū,
Imagawa Ryōshun. The objective of this diplomatic mission was to begin negotiating steps to control pirates (wakō).[5]
1378 (Tenju 4): Yoshimitsu moves into his new home in Muromachi;[6] and the luxurious house and grounds are called Hana-no-Gosho[7]