was a after ''
Ōei
was a after ''Meitoku'' and before ''Shōchō''. This period spanned the years from July 1394 through April 1428. Reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* 1394 : The new era name was created because of plague. The previous era ended and a ...
'' and before ''
Eikyō
was a after ''Shōchō'' and before '' Kakitsu''. This period spanned the years from September 1429 through February 1441. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 1429 : The era name was changed to mark the beginning of the reign of Empero ...
'', from April 1428 until September 1429. Reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* 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
* February 3, 1428 (''Shōchō 1, 18th day of the 1st month''): Shōgun
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
was the fourth ''shōgun'' of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1394 to 1423 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimochi was the son of the third ''shōgun'' Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).
Succession and rule
In 1394, ...
, having taken power again after the death of his son, dies himself at the age of 43.
* August, 1428 (''Shōchō 1, 7th month''):
Shocho Uprising begins.
* August 30, 1428 (''Shōchō 1, 20th day of the 7th month''):
Emperor Shōkō
was the 101st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')称光天皇 (101) retrieved 2013-8-28. His reign spanned the years from 1412 through 1428.
Genealogy
His personal name w ...
died at the age of 27. ''
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 ...
'' suggests a cause of death by explaining: ''"Ce prince, s'occupait de magie et du culte de démons, mena une vie pure, et observa rigoureusement l'abstinence et le jeûne."''
his prince, who occupied himself with magic and the cult of demons, led a pure life, and rigorously observed abstinence and fasting.* September 7, 1428 (''Shōchō 1, 29th day of the 7th month''):
Emperor Go-Hanazono
(July 10, 1418 – January 18, 1471) was the 102nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')後花園天皇 (102) retrieved 2013-8-28. His reign spanned the years from 1428 throug ...
accedes to the throne at age 10.
[Titsingh]
p. 331
332.
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 Odai Ichiran
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
''; 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 Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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