[ [1]The first year corresponds roughly to 1338.
[ [2]The first Shogun of the Ashikaga line, which lasted from 1338 to 1573. Born in 1305 and died in 1358.
[ [3]A celebrated loyalist, born in 1301 and died in the Battle of Fujishima in 1338.
[ [4]Emperor Godaigo reigned from 1319 to 1338.
[ [5]Seiwa Genji: the name Minamoto, or Genji, was first bestowed upon Prince Tsunemoto, a grandson of Emperor Seiwa (856-877), when he suppressed Masakado’s rebellion in 940. The Seiwa Genji were the direct descendants of the prince, while the collateral lines were known as the Yamato, Settsu, and Kai Genji.
[ [6]Daimyo, or great names, were the great territorial lords; and Shomyo, or small names, were those immediately below them in rank.
[ [7]In this era (1331-3), the Emperor made war upon Hojo Takatoki, the last of the Kamakura Regents, who defeated and exiled him to the Island of Oki.
[ [8]One of the most noted poets of his day (1282–1350).