Emperor Go-Daigo, accepting Takauji's offer, transferred the Imperial Regalia of Japan to Emperor Komyo, a younger brother of Grand Emperor Kogon, and right after that, on November 7th, Takauji declared the opening of a new samurai government, setting the Kenmu Shikimoku in order to show the basic policy of his government to his people.
和議に応じた後醍醐天皇は同年11月2日に光厳上皇の弟光明天皇に神器を譲り、その直後の11月7日、尊氏は建武式目十七条を定めて政権の基本方針を示し、新たな武家政権の成立を宣言した。