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645–650
  
Taika

686–686
  
Shuchō

704–708
  
Keiun

Start date
  
March 1257

650–654
  
Hakuchi

701–704
  
Taihō

708–715
  
Wadō

Shōka

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Shōka (正嘉) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kōgen and before Shōgen. This period spanned the years from March 1257 to March 1259. The reigning emperor was Go-Fukakusa-tennō (後深草天皇).

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Change of era

  • 1257 Shōka gannen (正嘉元年): 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 epidemic.

    • References

    Shōka Wikipedia
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