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'' and before '' Einin.'' This period spanned the years from April 1288 through August 1293. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

* 1288 : 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 ''Kōan'' 11. The era name is derived from the ''Notes on the Mao Commentary'' and combines the characters ("correct") and ("balanced").

Events of the ''Shōō'' era

* April 16, 1288 (''Shōō 1, 15th day of the 3rd month''): The accession of Emperor Fushimi took place. * 1288 (''Shōō 1''): Oracles of the three deities — Amaterasu, Hachiman and Kasuga appeared on the surface of the pond at Todaiji in Nara. * May 26, 1293 (''Shōō 6, 13th day of the 4th month''): An

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, Japan kills an estimated 23,000.

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''

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''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691
* Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York:

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External links

* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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