Bunchū (文中) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Kentoku and before Tenju. This period started in October 1372 and ended in May 1375.[1] The Southern Court monarch in Yoshino during this time was Emperor Chōkei (長慶天皇, Chōkei-tennō?).[2] The Northern Court pretender in Kyoto was Emperor Go-En'yū (後円融天皇, Go-En'yū-tennō?).[3]
Events of the Bunchū era [change]
- 1373–1406 (Bunchū 2–Ōei 13): Embassies between China and Japan.[4]
- 1374 (Bunchū 3): En'yū became the head of the Northern Court.[4]
Northern Court nengō [change]
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References [change]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bunchū" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 90.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Chōkei Tennō," p. 120.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-En'yū Tennō," p. 251; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 310-312.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron", p. 329.
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