In 1336, Takauji ASHIKAGA defected from the Kenmu Restoration of Emperor Godaigo and established the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) in Kyoto by putting Emperor Komyo on the throne of the Northern Court (Japan).
足利尊氏が後醍醐天皇の建武の新政に離反し、1336年（延元元年/建武(日本)3年）に光明天皇の北朝(日本)を立てて京都に室町幕府を開く。