Also the Confucianist, Sanyo RAI, who influenced Imperialism at the last days of the Tokugawa government, insisted there was no contradiction between the orthodox theory of Northern Court and the current Imperial family since Emperor Gokomatsu received a smooth transference of power from Emperor Gokameyama.
また幕末の尊王論に影響を与えた儒学者頼山陽は、後小松天皇は後亀山天皇からの禅譲を受けた天皇であり、南朝正統論と現皇室の間に矛盾はないと論じた。