However, because the reigns of the Kobun, Junnin, and Chukyo were not recognized at the time, and the Muromachi Shogunate naturally saw the Northern Court as legitimate, Emperor Go-Komatsu was considered to be the 99th.
しかし当時は弘文天皇、淳仁天皇、仲恭天皇の即位を認めておらず、また室町幕府は当然北朝を正統としていたから後小松天皇で99代目となる。