The Emperor from Daikakuji-to (the Southern Court) escaped to Yoshino and Takauji ASHIKAGA backed up the Emperor from Jimyoin-to (the Northern Court), thus giving rise to a period of conflict known as the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (refer to the section on the Southern Court for additional details).
吉野に逃れた大覚寺統の天皇（南朝）と、足利尊氏に擁立された持明院統の天皇（北朝）の対立時代＝南北朝時代となる（以後の詳細は南朝の項目を併せて参照のこと）。