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.'' This period spanned 11 months from April 1311 through February 1312. The reigning emperor was .

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Events of the ''Ōchō'' era

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ceremony. * 1311 (''Ōchō 1, 3rd month''): Takatsukasa Fuyuhira took on a new role as '' kampaku''. * 1311 (''Ōchō 1, 9th month''): Hōjō Morotoki, who was the tenth ''

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'' of the

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, dies at the age of 37 years.

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''

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''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
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* Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York:

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External links

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