was a after '' Shōwa'' and before '' Gen'ō.'' This period spanned the years from February 1317 to April 1319. The reigning Emperors were and .

Change of era

* 1317 (' ): The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Shōwa'' 6. The name was taken from the '' Book of Liang'' (AD 635) and means "elegant protection."

Events of the ''Bunpō'' era

During this era, Negotiations between the

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and the two lines resulted in an agreement to alternate the throne between the two lines every 10 years (the ''Bunpō'' Agreement). This agreement did not last very long, being broken by Emperor Go-Daigo. * 1317 (''Bunpō 1, 9th month''): Former- Emperor Fushimi died at age 53 years. * 1318 (''Bunpō 2, 2nd month''): In the 11th year of Hanazono''-tennō''s reign (花園天皇11年), the emperor abdicated; and the succession (''senso'') was received by his cousin, the second son of former-Emperor Go-Uda. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Go-Daigo is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui''). * 1319 (''Bunpō 3, 4th month''): Emperor Go-Daigo caused the ''

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'' to be changed to '' Gen'ō'' to mark the beginning of his reign.Varley, p. 243.

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia''.
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* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). '' Nihon Ōdai Ichiran''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon''.
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691
* Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa''. New York:

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OCLC 6042764

External links

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