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Kōgen was a after ''Kenchō'' and before ''Shōka (era), Shōka.'' This period spanned the years from October 1256 to March 1257. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834) ''Annales des empereurs du Japon'', pp. 248-253 Varley, H. Paul. (198 ...

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Shōgen was a after '' Shōka'' and before '' Bun'ō.'' This period spanned the years from March 1259 through April 1260. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * 1259 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. Th ...

.'' This period spanned the years from March 1257 to March 1259. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

* 1257 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Kōgen'' 2.

Events of the ''Shōka'' era

* 1257 (''Shōka 1''): A major

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.Lee, Sherman E. (1983). ''Reflections of Reality in Japanese Art,'' p. 227.

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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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