- Eikyō
. [Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). "Annales des empereurs du Japon," pp. 331-340.]
Change of era
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1429 : The era name was changed to mark the beginning of the reign of Emperor Go-Hanazono. The previous era ended and a new era commenced in "Shōchō 1", on the 29th day of the 7th month, when the new emperor was proclaimed. [Titsingh, p. 332.]Events of the "Eikyō" era
* "Eikyō 1", on the 9th day of the 3rd month (
1429 ): Ashikaga Yoshinobu is honored in court; and thereafter, he is known as Yoshinori. [Titsingh, p. 333.]
* "Eikyō 5", in the 6th month (1433 ): The Emperor of China addressed a letter toShogun Yoshinori in which the Chinese assumes that the Shogun is effectively the "king of Japan." [Titsingh, p. 335]References
* Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/
Hayashi Gahō , 1652] , "Nipon o daï itsi ran ; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth." Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [http://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran ... Click link for digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)]External links
* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection]
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