Although Yoshiakira ASHIKAGA tried to re-establish the Northern Court when he recaptured Kyoto, the Chiten could not be chosen because the retired Emperors were absent and the Three Sacred Treasures of the Imperial Family were taken by the Southern Court.
京都を奪還した足利義詮は北朝再建を試みるものの上皇の不在により治天を定めることができず、三種の神器も南朝方に渡っていた。