was a after ''

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'' and before ''

Kōchō was a after ''Bun'ō'' and before ''Bun'ei.'' This period spanned the years from February 1261 to February 1264. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon'', pp. 255-261; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinn ...

.'' This period spanned the years from April 1260 to February 1261. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

* 1260 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The years of the Shōgen era was in a period marked by famine and

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s; and the era name was changed in quick succession in the hope that this might bring them to a close. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Shōka'' 3.

Events of the ''Bun'ō'' era

* 1260 (''Bun'ō 1''): Crop failures brought widespread starvation.Totman, Conrad D. (2000). * 1260 (''Bun'ō 1''): Nichiren preached in the streets of Kamakura. * July 16, 1260 (''Bun'ō 1, 7th day of the 6th month''): Nichiren submitted a formal remonstrance to Hojo Tokiyori; this was the "Treatise on Securing Peace in the Land through the Establishment of True Buddhism" (''Rissho Ankoku Ron'') * 1260 (''Bun'ō 1''): Buddhism was introduced from Japan to the

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.Schwarz, Henry B. (1908). * 1260 (''Bun'ō 1''): The rise of

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and increased raids from safe havens in Tsushima began to develop into a major problem.

Notes

References

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External links

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, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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