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Period of Japanese history (1429–1441)

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::summary Period of Japanese history (1429–1441) ::

Eikyō was a Japanese era name after Shōchō and before Kakitsu. This period spanned the years from September 1429 through February 1441. The reigning emperor was Go-Hanazono-tennō.

Change of era

  • 1429 Eikyō gannen: 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 shōgun.
  • 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 shōgun 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 .
  • 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.

Notes

References

References

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  12. Ackroyd, p. 330; Okinawa Prefecture (2004).[http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/english/thisis/images/this_is_okinawa.pdf ''This is Okinawa'', p.3.] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-02-29)

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