was a
Japanese era name (年号, ''nengō'', "year name") after ''
Bunmei'' and before ''
Entoku''. This period spanned the years from July 1487 through August 1489. The reigning emperor was
Go-Tsuchimikado''-tennō'' (後土御門天皇).
Change of era
* 1487 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in ''Bunmei'' 19.
Events of the ''Chōkyō'' era
* 1487 (''Chōkyō 1''): Takatskasa-no Masahira was replaced as ''kampaku'' by the former ''
naidaijin'' Kiyosho-no Masatada.
[Titsingh]
p. 360.
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* 1487 (''Chōkyō 1, 8th month''): ''Udaijin'' Ōe-no mikado Nobukatsu died at age 42.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 ...
'' Yoshihisa led a large army against Rokkaku Takayori (also known as Rokkaku Tobatsu), the ''daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and no ...
'' of southern Ōmi Province
was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō Circuit (subnational entity), circuit. Its nickname is . Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, ...
.[Titsingh]
p. 361.
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Notes
References
* 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 ...
.
OCLC 48943301
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). '' Nihon Ōdai Ichiran''; 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
Japanese eras
1480s in Japan
15th-century neologisms
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