In 1392, the Southern court stopped fighting; and the Northern Court seemed to have won the long struggle. However, the claims of the Kyoto pretenders were undermined by scholars and historians. The so-called "emperors" in Kyoto did not have of the essential Imperial regalia until after 1392. The succession ("senso") was not passed to them from Emperor Go-Daigo. The pretenders were not confirmed with valid ceremonies ("sokui").