Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇) was the 96th imperial ruler of Japan. He overthrew the Kamakura shogunate and achieved the short-lived Kemmu restoration. He was named after Emperor Daigo. Go means "latter" in Japanese. Lived: 1288-1339 Ruled: 1318-1339 Preceded by: Hanazono Emperor of Japan Succeeded by: Go-Murakami Northern Emperors Succeeded by: Kogon This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.