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''-tennō'' (後土御門天皇).

Change of era

* 1487 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in ''Bunmei'' 19.

Events of the ''Chōkyō'' era

* 1487 (''Chōkyō 1''): Takatskasa-no Masahira was replaced as ''kampaku'' by the former ''naidaijin'' Kiyosho-no Masatada.Titsingh
p. 360.
/ref> * 1487 (''Chōkyō 1, 8th month''): ''Udaijin'' Ōe-no mikado Nobukatsu died at age 42. * 1487 (''Chōkyō 1, 8th month''): ''Shōgun'' Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Yoshihisa led a large army against Rokkaku Takayori (also known as Rokkaku Tobatsu), the ''daimyō'' of southern Ōmi Province.Titsingh
p. 361.
/ref>

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). ''Japan Encyclopedia''. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
OCLC 48943301
* Isaac Titsingh, 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

External links

* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar
– historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Japanese eras 1480s in Japan {{Japan-era-stub