was a after ''
Kōgen'' and before ''
Shōgen.'' This period spanned the years from March 1257 to March 1259. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 1257 : 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.
[Lee, Sherman E. (1983). ''Reflections of Reality in Japanese Art,'' p. 227.]
Notes
References
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External links
* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Japanese eras
1250s in Japan
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