Kemmu

was a of the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after "Shōkyō" and before "Ryakuō." This period started in January 1334 and ended in August 1338 in the Northern Court, but it lasted until only February 1336 in the Southern Court. The pretender in Kyoto was . Kōmyō's Southern Court rival in Yoshino during this time was .
Events of the Kemmu era.
In 1333-1336, the Kemmu Restoration was an attempt by Emperor Go-Daigo to restore Imperial authority after the fall of the Kamakura shogunate. The failure of this effort led to the creation of two rival Imperial courts.
Southern Court "nengō".
The previous era ended and the new one commenced in "Shōkei" 1 as time was reckoned in the Northern Court in Kyoto; and the era began in "Genkō" 4, as time was ordered in the Southern Court in Yoshino.