Meiō
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Template:Nihongo, also known as Mei-ō, was a Template:Nihongo after Entoku and before Bunki. This period spanned the years from Template:Start date and age through Template:Start date and age.<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mei-ō" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 625; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.</ref> Reigning emperors were Template:Nihongo and Template:Nihongo.<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 352–364.</ref>
Change of era
- 1492 Template:Nihongo: The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in Entoku 4.
Events of the Meiō era
- 1492 (Meiō 1, 8th month): Shōgun Yoshimura<ref>Titsigh, p. 364; this son of Yoshimi was named Yoshimura until 1501 when he changed his name to Yoshitane, and it is this name by which he will be more commonly recognized after his death.</ref> led an army against Takayori in Ōmi Province. He laid siege to Mii-dera. Takayori saved himself by escaping in the slopes of Mount Koka. Then, Shōgun Yoshimura returned to Heian-kyō.<ref name="t362">Titsingh, p. 362.</ref>
- 1492 (Meiō 2, 1st month): The kampaku Ichijō Fuyuyoshi was named daijō-daijin.<ref name="t362"/>
- 1492 (Meiō 2, 2nd month): Shōgun Yoshimura, accompanied by Hatakeyama Masanaga, marched against Kawachi Province, with plans to capture and put to death Hatakeyama Toshitoyo, the son of Yoshinari.<ref name="t362"/>
- September 12, 1495 (Meiō 4, 24th day of the 8th month): Earthquake at Kamakura (Template:Coord), 7.1 on the Surface-wave magnitude scale (Template:M).<ref name="NOAA">Template:Cite web</ref>
- July 9, 1498 (Meiō 7, 20th day of the 6th month): Earthquake in the Enshū-nada Sea (Template:Coord), 6.4 Template:M.<ref name="NOAA"/>
- September 20, 1498 (Meiō 7, 2nd day of the 7th month): Earthquake in the Enshū-nada Sea (Template:Coord), 8.3 Template:M ; and also on that same day, another earthquake in Nankaidō (Template:Coord), 7.5 Template:M.<ref name="NOAA"/>
See also
Notes
References
- Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Template:ISBN; 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 Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection