Takauji seized the Three Sacred Treasures of the Imperial Family from Godaigo, had Emperor Komyo accede to the throne, and 2 years later in 1338, he was appointed as seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") and formally established a warrior government.
尊氏は後醍醐から三種の神器を接収して光明天皇を即位させ、2年後の1338年に征夷大将軍に任命されて正式に武家政権を成立させる。