was a after ''
Meitoku'' and before ''
Shōchō''. This period spanned the years from July 1394 through April 1428. Reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* 1394 : The new era name was created because of plague. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Meitoku'' 5, the 5th day of the 7th month.
Events of the ''Ōei'' era
* 1394 (''Ōei 1''): Yoshimitsu officially cedes his position to his son;
* 1396 (''Ōei 3''): Imagawa Sadayo dismissed.
[Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) ''Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron"'', p. 329.]
* 1397 (''Ōei 4''): Uprising in Kyūshū suppressed.
[Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) ''Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron"'', p. 330.]
* May 13, 1397 (''Ōei 4, 16th day of the 4th month''): Construction begun on ''
Kinkaku-ji''.
[Titsingh]
p. 322.
/ref>
* 1397 (''Ōei 4, 8th month''): an Imperial ambassador is dispatched from Emperor Go-Komatsu to the court of the Hongwu Emperor
The Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), personal name Zhu Yuanzhang (), courtesy name Guorui (), was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1368 to 1398.
As famine, plagues and peasant revolts ...
of China.Taejong of Joseon
Taejong of Joseon (13 June 1367 – 8 June 1422), personal name Yi Bang-won ( Korean: 이방원; Hanja: 李芳遠), was the third ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great. Before ascending to the throne, he ...
, a diplomatic mission was sent to Japan. Pak Tong-chi and his retinue arrived in Kyoto. ''Shōgun'' Yoshimochi presented the envoy with a formal diplomatic letter; and presents were given for the envoy to convey to the Joseon court.
* 1398 (''Ōei 5'') Muromachi administration organized.shōgun
, officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakur ...
'' Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
was the third ''shōgun'' of the Ashikaga shogunate, ruling from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was Ashikaga Yoshiakira's third son but the oldest son to survive, his childhood name being Haruō (). Yoshimitsu was ...
; and the Ashikaga forces prevail against this opposition.
* 1399 (''Ōei 6''): Ōuchi Yoshihiro and Ashikaga Mitsukane rebel—Ōei War.[Titsingh]
p. 323.
/ref>
* 1401 (''Ōei 8''): Yoshimitsu sends a diplomatic mission to the court of the Jianwen Emperor of China as a tentative first step in re-initiating trade between Japan and Ming China. The letter conveyed to the Emperor of China was accompanied by a gift of 1000 ounces of gold and diverse objects.[Titsingh]
p. 324.
/ref>
* 1402 (''Ōei 9''): Uprising in Mutsu suppressed.[Titsingh]
p. 325.
/ref>
* 1409 (''Ōei 16''): Ashikaga Mochiuji becomes Kantō kubō
(also called , , or ) was a title equivalent to ''shōgun'' assumed by Ashikaga Motouji after his nomination to ''Kantō kanrei'', or deputy shōgun for the Kamakura-fu, in 1349. Kokushi Daijiten (1983:542) Motouji transferred his original titl ...
.[Sansom, George. (1961)]
''A History of Japan, 1334-1615'', p. 142.
/ref>
* 1412 (''Ōei 19''): Emperor Shōkō
was the 101st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')称光天皇 (101) retrieved 2013-8-28. His reign spanned the years from 1412 through 1428.
Genealogy
His personal name wa ...
was made the new sovereign upon the abdication of his father, Emperor Go-Komatsu. His actual coronation date was two years later. Shōkō was only 12 years old when he began living in the daïri; but Go-Komatsu, as a Cloistered Emperor still retained direction of the court and the ''shōgun'' was charged with the general superintendence of affairs until his death at age 57 in 1433.
* 1413 (''Ōei 20''): ''Shōgun'' Ashikaga Yoshimochi fell ill, and so he sent an ambassador to the Ise Shrine to pray for the return of his health.
* 1413 (''Ōei 20''): Emperor Go-Komatsu abdicates; Emperor Shōkō
was the 101st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')称光天皇 (101) retrieved 2013-8-28. His reign spanned the years from 1412 through 1428.
Genealogy
His personal name wa ...
ascends throne in repudiation of agreement; renewed hostility between shogunate and supporters of Southern Court.Mount Fuji
, or Fugaku, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, with a summit elevation of . It is the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra), and seventh-highes ...
in Suruga Province
was an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and was bordered by the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay to the south. Its abbrev ...
is ordered by Ashikaga Yoshimochi.
* July 18, 1419 (''Ōei 26, 26th day of the 6th month''): was a Joseon
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and ...
military action in Tsushima Province (Tsushima Island
is an island of the Japanese archipelago situated in-between the Tsushima Strait and Korea Strait, approximately halfway between Kyushu and the Korean Peninsula. The main island of Tsushima, once a single island, was divided into two in 1671 by ...
). The Joseon military forces were focused on the pirates ('' wakō'') which had established bases from which to raid the coastline of the Korean peninsula. More than 200 ships and 17,000 fighting men took part in this military expedition.
* 1420 (''Ōei 27''): Serious famine with great loss of life.[Titsingh]
p. 330.
/ref>
* 1425 (''Ōei 32''): After Yoshikazu dies, Yoshimochi resumes the responsibilities of office.Go-Hanazono
(July 10, 1418 – January 18, 1471) was the 102nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')後花園天皇 (102) retrieved 2013-8-28. His reign spanned the years from 1428 throug ...
ascends throne in second repudiation of agreement.
Notes
References
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* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). ''Japan Encyclopedia''. Cambridge: Harvard University Press
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* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan''. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
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* ____________. (1962).
''Studies in Shinto and Shrines''.
Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 3994492
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Nihon Ōdai Ichiran
, ', is a 17th-century chronicle of the serial reigns of Japanese emperors with brief notes about some of the noteworthy events or other happenings.
According to the 1871 edition of the '' American Cyclopaedia'', the 1834 French translation of ...
''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon''.
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691
External links
* National Diet Library
The is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope t ...
, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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