(11 January 1359 â 6 June 1393) was the 5th of the Emperors of Northern Court during the period of two courts in Japan. According to pre-Meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1371 through 1382.
This Nanboku-chà  "sovereign" was named after the 10th century Emperor En'yà « and go- (å¾Â), translates literally as "later;" and thus, he may be called the "Later Emperor En'yà «", or, in some older sources, may be identified as "Emperor En'yà «, the second", or as "Emperor En'yà « II."
His personal name was Ohito (ç·Âä»Â).
He was the second son of the fourth Northern Pretender Emperor Go-Kà Âgon. His mother was Fujiwara no Nakako (è¤åÂÂ仲åÂÂ), Hirohashi Kanetsuna's daughter.
In his own lifetime, Go-En'yà « and those around him believed that he occupied the Chrysanthemum Throne from 9 April 1371 to 24 May 1382.
In 1371, by Imperial Proclamation, he received the rank of shinnà  (親çÂÂ), or Imperial Prince (and potential heir). Immediately afterwards, he became emperor upon the abdication of his father, Emperor Go-Kà Âgon. There was said to be a disagreement between Go-Kà Âgon and the retired Northern Emperor Emperor Sukà  over the Crown Prince. With the support of Hosokawa Yoriyuki, who controlled the Bakufu, Go-Kà Âgon's son became the Northern Emperor.
Until 1374, Go-Kà Âgon ruled as cloistered emperor. In 1368, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was named shà Âgun, and with his guardianship, the Imperial Court was stabilized. In 1382, upon abdicating to Emperor Go-Komatsu, his cloistered rule began. Having no actual power, he rebelled, attempting suicide and accusing Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and his consort Itsuko of adultery.
In 1392, peace with the Southern Court being concluded, the Period of the Northern and Southern Courts came to an end. On 6 June 1393, Go-En'yà « died. He is enshrined with other emperors at the imperial tomb called Fukakusa no kita no misasagi (æ·±èÂÂÃ¥ÂÂéµ) in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.
The years of Go-En'yà «'s Nanboku-chà  reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengà Â.