Bun'ei (文永?) was a Japanese era (年号,, nengō,?, lit. "year name") after Kōchō and before Kenji. This period started in February 1264 and ended in April 1275.[1] During this time, the emperors were Kameyama-tennō (亀山天皇?) and Go-Uda-tennō (後宇多天皇?).[2]
[change] Events of the Bun'ei era
In
Bun'ei 11, samurai fought at a stone barrier near Fukuoka
- 1274 (Bun'ei 11, 1st month): In the 15th year of Kameyama's reign, the emperor resigned.[4]
- 1274 (Bun'ei 11, 3rd month): Emperor Go-Uda became the monarch of Japan.[5] The retired Emperor Kameyama continued to be important and powerful.[6]
- 1274 (Bun'ei 11, 10th month): Former Emperor Go-Fukakusa's son Hirohito-shinnō was named Crown Prince and heir to Emperor Go-Uda. Hirohito and Go-Uda were first cousins.[7]
- November 19, 1274 (Bun'ei 11, 20th day of the 10th month): Kublai Khan sent a fleet and an army to invade Japan. Some military forces are landed near Fukuoka in Kyūshū. However, a storm sank many of the ships. The major part of the invading army was drowned. The invaders retreated to Korea.[8] During the brief fighting, the Hakozaki Shrine was burned to the ground.[9] This 1274 event was called Bun'ei no eki.[10]
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[change] References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). "Bun'ei" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 90.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 253-261; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 232-233.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 261; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 後嵯峨天皇 (88); retrieved 2012-5-16.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 261; Varley, p. 44.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 262.
- ↑ This was called cloistered rule.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 262, 270.
- ↑ Davis, Paul K. (2001). 100 decisive battles: from ancient times to the present, p. 147.
- ↑ Turnbull, Stephen R. (2003). Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190–1400, p. 66.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Bun'ei no eki" at p. 90.
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