Why Is Emperor Go-Dairio Exiled

Political Exiles: Give me Liberty For the past few weeks, in Non-Western Art class, we have discussed later Japanese artworks and how it relates to the theme of social justice. Out of the many featured artworks we have covered, An Exiled Emperor on Okinoshima intrigued to me the most and thus motivated me to do an extensive research on it. The person who was exiled on Okinoshima Island was identified as Emperor Go-Daigo, the 96th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Daigo’s reign spanned merely the years from 1318 to 1339. Even though he only reigned for 21 years, his is known to be one of the most prominent among other Japanese Emperors. He was famous for his exiles on Okinoshima Island led by his fails attempted to overthrow the Kamakura Shogunate. In Japanese history, people who committed political crimes were put onto isolated island as a way of punishment. The first Japanese Emperor to get exiled was Gotoba. After the successions of 14 rulers, Emperor Go-Daigo was exiled at the same island. After centuries have passed, the rule of his banishment is still relevant to today political
In this paper, I will talk about the cause of Emperor Go-Daigo banishment, what happen during his exile, the outcome after his release, and compare it with Cuban