Eikyō
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Eikyō (永享?) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,?, lit. "year" name) after Shocho and before Kakitsu. This period spanned the years from 1429 through 1441. The reigning emperor was Go-Hanazono-tennō (後花園天皇?).[1]
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[edit] Change of era
- Eikyō gannen (永享元年?); 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.[2]
[edit] 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.[3]
- Eikyō 5, in the 6th month (1433): The Emperor of China addressed a letter to Shogun Yoshinori in which the Chinese assumes that the Shogun is effectively the "king of Japan."[4]
[edit] 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.... Click link for digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)
[edit] External links
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Eikyō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | |
| Gregorian | 1429 | 1430 | 1431 | 1432 | 1433 | 1434 | 1435 | 1436 | 1437 | 1438 | 1439 | 1440 | 1441 |
| Preceded by Shōchō |
Era or nengō Eikyō 1429 – 1441 |
Succeeded by Kakitsu |
