Eikyō

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Eikyō (永享) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year" name) after Shocho and before Kakitsu. This period spanned the years from September 1429 through February 1441. The reigning emperor was Go-Hanazono-tennō (後花園天皇).

Change of era

1429 Eikyō gannen (永享元年): The era name was changed to mark the beginning of the reign of Emperor Go-Hanazono. The previous era ended and a new era commenced in Shōchō 1, on the 29th day of the 7th month, when the new emperor was proclaimed.

Events of the Eikyō era

April 14, 1429 (Eikyō 1, 9th day of the 3rd month): Ashikaga Yoshinobu is honored in court; and thereafter, he is known as Yoshinori.

1429: Yoshinori appointed shogun.

1430: Southern army surrenders.

1432: Akamatsu Mitsusuke flees; Yoshinori receives rescript from China.

1433 (Eikyō 5, 6th month): The Emperor of China addressed a letter to Shogun Yoshinori in which, as a conventional aspect of the foreign relations of Imperial China, the Chinese assume that the head of the Ashikaga shogunate is effectively the "king of Japan."

1433: Ōtomo rebels; Hieizan monks rebel.

1434: Tosenbugyo established to regulate foreign affairs.

1436: Yasaka Pagoda at Hokanji in Kyoto destroyed by fire.

1438: Kantō Kanrei (Kantō administrator) Ashikaga Mochiuji rebels against Muromachi shogunate, also known as Eikyō Rebellion (永享の乱, Eikyō-no-ran) .

1439: Mochiuji is defeated, and he commits suicide; dissatisfaction with Yoshinori grows.

1440: Yasaka Pagoda at Hokanji in Kyoto re-constructed by Yoshinori.

1441: Yoshinori grants Shimazu suzerainty over Ryukyu Islands; Akamatsu murders Yoshinori—Kakitsu Incident; Yamana kills Akamatsu.

References

Eikyō Wikipedia

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Change of era

Events of the Eikyō era

References