was a after ''
Meitoku
was a of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after '' Kōō'' and before '' Ōei''. This period spanned the years from March 1390 to July 1394. After October 1392, Meitoku replaced the Southern Court's nengō (''G ...
'' 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
, officially named , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient K ...
''.
[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), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Ming, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, courtesy name Guorui, was the List of emperors of the Ming dynasty, founding emperor of the Ming dyna ...
of China.Taejong of Joseon
Taejong (; 16 May 1367 – 10 May 1422), personal name Yi Pangwŏn (), was the third monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of Sejong the Great. He was the fifth son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty. Before ascending ...
, a diplomatic mission was sent to Japan. Pak Ton-ji 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.Ōuchi Yoshihiro
, also known as Ouchi ''Sakyo-no-Tayu,'' was a Muromachi period samurai clan head and military leader.
Yoshirio was the second son of Ōuchi Hiroyo, and a member of the Ōuchi clan which served under Ashikaga Takauji. The Ōuchi became known as ...
raises an army against ''shōgun
, officially , was the title of the military rulers 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, except during parts of the Kamak ...
'' 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 ...
; and the Ashikaga forces prevail against this opposition.
* 1399 (''Ōei 6''): Ōuchi Yoshihiro
, also known as Ouchi ''Sakyo-no-Tayu,'' was a Muromachi period samurai clan head and military leader.
Yoshirio was the second son of Ōuchi Hiroyo, and a member of the Ōuchi clan which served under Ashikaga Takauji. The Ōuchi became known as ...
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
The Jianwen Emperor (5 December 1377 – probably 13 July 1402), personal name Zhu Yunwen, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Huizong of Ming and by his posthumous name as the Emperor Hui of Ming, was the second emperor of the Ming d ...
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.Jianwen Emperor
The Jianwen Emperor (5 December 1377 – probably 13 July 1402), personal name Zhu Yunwen, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Huizong of Ming and by his posthumous name as the Emperor Hui of Ming, was the second emperor of the Ming d ...
of China was received by Yoshimitsu; and this formal communication mistakenly accords the title "king of Japan" to the Japanese ''shōgun''.[Titsingh]
p. 324.
/ref>
* 1402 (''Ōei 9''): Uprising in Mutsu suppressed.[Titsingh]
p. 325.
/ref>
* 1409 (''Ōei 16''): Ashikaga Mochiuji becomes Kantō kubō.[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 ...
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
The , located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami and the grain goddess Toyouke-hime (Toyouke Omikami). Also known simply as , Ise Shrine is a shrine complex composed of many Shi ...
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 ...
ascends throne in repudiation of agreement; renewed hostility between shogunate and supporters of Southern Court.Uesugi Zenshū
, also known as Uesugi Ujinori, was the chief advisor to Ashikaga Mochiuji, an enemy of the Ashikaga shogunate in feudal Japan. When he was rebuked by Mochiuji in 1415, and forced to resign, Zenshū organized a rebellion.
Zenshū received aid ...
(Kanrei
or, more rarely, ''kanryō'', was a high political post in feudal Japan; it is usually translated as ''shōguns deputy''. After 1349, there were actually two ''Kanrei'', the ''Kyoto Kanrei'' and the ''Kantō Kanrei''. But originally from 1219 unt ...
).Mount Fuji
is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of . It is the highest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano on any Asian island (after Mount Kerinci on the Indonesian island of Sumatra), a ...
in Suruga Province
was an Provinces of Japan, old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu Province, Izu, Kai Province, Kai, Sagami Province, Sagami, Shinano Province, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Province, Tōtōm ...
is ordered by Ashikaga Yoshimochi.
* July 18, 1419 (''Ōei 26, 26th day of the 6th month''): was a Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
military action in Tsushima Province ( Tsushima Island). 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.
Notes
References
* Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin. (1997). ''Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century''. Basingstoke, Hampshire; Macmillan. ;
* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). ''Japan Encyclopedia''. Cambridge: Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is an academic publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University. It is a member of the Association of University Presses. Its director since 2017 is George Andreou.
The pres ...
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OCLC 48943301
* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan''. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 194887
* ____________. (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 to ...
, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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