- Shōchō
. [Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). "Annales des empereurs du Japon," p. 331.]
Change of era
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1428 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in "Ōei" 35.Events of the "Shōchō" era
* "Shōchō 1", on the 18th day of the 1st month (
1428 ): ShogunAshikaga Yoshimochi , having taken power again after the death of his son, dies himself at the age of 43. [Titsingh, pp. 330-331.]
* "Shōchō 1", on the 20th day of the 7th month (1428 ):Emperor Shōkō died at he age of 27. [Titsingh, p. 330.] "Nihon Ōdai Ichiran" explains: "This prince, who occupied himself with magic and the cult of demons, led a pure life, and rigorously observed abstinence and fasting." [Titsingh, pp. 330, 366. [http://www.formosa-translation.com/chinese/m/mm19.html] ]
* "Shōchō 1", on the 29th day of the 7th month (1428 ):Emperor Go-Hanazono accedes to the throne at age 10. [Titsingh, p. 332.]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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