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645–650
  
Taika

686–686
  
Shuchō

704–708
  
Keiun

End date
  
July 1455

650–654
  
Hakuchi

701–704
  
Taihō

708–715
  
Wadō

Kyōtoku

Ky toku incident


Kyōtoku (享徳) was a Japanese era name (後花園天皇) after Hōtoku and before Kōshō. This period spanned the years from July 1452 through July 1455. The reigning emperor was Go-Hanazono-Tennō (後花園天皇).

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Change of era

  • 1452 Kyōtoku gannen (享徳元年): The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in Hōtoku 4.

    • Events of the Kyōtoku era

  • 1453 (Kyōtoku 2, 6th month): The name of the Shogun, "Yoshinari", was changed to Ashikaga Yoshimasa, which is the name by which he is more commonly known in modern times.
  • 1454 (Kyōtoku 3): Ashikaga Shigeuji orchestrated for the killing of Uesugi Noritada, thus beginning a series of conflicts for control of the Kantō; and this event would come to be known as the Kyōtoku no Ran.

    • References

    Kyōtoku Wikipedia
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