was a after ''
Chōkyō
was a Japanese era name (年号, ''nengō'', "year name") after ''Bunmei'' and before ''Entoku''. This period spanned the years from July 1487 through August 1489. The reigning emperor was Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan, Go-Tsuchimikado''-tenn ...
'' and before ''
Meio''. This period spanned the years from August 1489 through July 1492. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 1489 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in ''Chōkyō'' 3.
Events of the ''Entoku'' era
* April 26, 1489 (''Entoku 1, 26th day of the 3rd month''): The ''
shōgun
, officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakur ...
''
Yoshihisa died at age 25 while leading a military campaign in
Ōmi Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō circuit. Its nickname is . Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Ōmi was ranked as one of the 13 "great countrie ...
. He had led the shogunate for 18 years. His father, the former Shogun
Yoshimasa, was strongly afflicted by his death; and because of this unanticipated development, he was moved to reconcile with his brother,
Yoshimi
Yoshimi is a unisex Japanese given name and can also be used as a surname.
Possible writings
*佳美, meaning "excellent, beautiful"
*良美, meaning "good, beautiful"
*好美, meaning "like, beautiful"
*芳美, meaning "fragrant, beautiful"
P ...
.
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p. 361.
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* January 27, 1490 (''Entoku 2, 7th day of the 1st month''): The former ''shōgun'' Yoshimasa died at age 56.Ashikaga Yoshimura
, also known as , was the 10th ''shōgun'' of the Ashikaga shogunate who headed the shogunate first from 1490 to 1493 and then again from 1508 to 1521 during the Muromachi period of Japan.
Yoshitane was the son of Ashikaga Yoshimi and grandson o ...
(known as Ashikaga Yoshitane
, also known as , was the 10th ''shōgun'' of the Ashikaga shogunate who headed the shogunate first from 1490 to 1493 and then again from 1508 to 1521 during the Muromachi period of Japan.
Yoshitane was the son of Ashikaga Yoshimi and grandson o ...
after 1501),[Titsigh]
p. 364
n.b., this son of Yoshimi was named Yoshimura until 1501 when he changed his name to Yoshitane, and it is this name by which he will be more commonly recognized after his death. nephew of Yoshimasa, is proclaimed as ''shōgun'' at age 25.
Notes
References
* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). ''Japan Encyclopedia''. Cambridge: Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. After the retirem ...
.
OCLC 48943301
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Nihon Ōdai Ichiran
, ', is a 17th-century chronicle of the serial reigns of Japanese emperors with brief notes about some of the noteworthy events or other happenings.
According to the 1871 edition of the ''American Cyclopaedia'', the 1834 French translation of ...
''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon''.
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691
External links
* National Diet Library
The is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to ...
, "The Japanese Calendar
– historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Japanese eras
1480s in Japan
1490s in Japan
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