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Section 3: The Failure of the Revival Movement.

Section 3 details the final moments of the Kemmu Restoration. While Ashikaga Takauji and his brother Tadayoshi successfully defended Kamakura from Hōjō adherents, they did not follow imperial rule. Takauji instilled himself in Kamakura, much like his Minamoto ancestors before him, and the eastern warriors of Kamakura were once again combatting the imperial forces. The Ashikaga brothers called warriors for the defeat of Nitta Yoshisada, and the imperials gathered forces to rid Kamakura of the Ashikaga. While the imperial forces had an early lead, they would soon serve no match for Ashikaga, the Kō brothers, and the leagues of warriors who joined Takauji’s cause. By February 23, 1336, Kyōto fell to Takauji’s forces, and Japan once again entered a new era.