The Northern Court had the support from the Ashikaga shogunate and continued ruling the Cloister government the same as before, on the other hand, in the Southern Court, after the era of Emperor Gomurakami, although the position of Chancellor had returned to the Palace, the Emperor continued to directly rule the government.
北朝は、幕府の擁護を受けて、従来どおりの院政を継続したが、南朝では後村上天皇以降、関白こそは復活させたものの天皇親政を貫いた。