The imperial line of the Northern Court (Japan) became extinct as Emperor Shoko did not have an heir, so his father, the Retired Emperor Gokomatsu, attempted to select Prince Hikohito (Emperor Gohanazono) for an heir from the Fushiminomiya family, a branch of the Northern Court.
北朝(日本)称光天皇が嗣子なく没し皇統が断絶したが、称光天皇の父の後小松上皇が北朝の傍流である伏見宮家から彦仁王（後花園天皇）を後継者に選ぼうとした。