Bun'ei
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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]
Events of the Bun'ei era
[change | change source]- 17 March 1272 (Bun'ei 9, 17th day of the 2nd month): Former Emperor Go-Saga died.[3]
- 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]
- 19 November 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 | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (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; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to Emperor Tenji; and all sovereigns except Jitō, Yōzei, Go-Toba, and Fushimi have senso and sokui in the same year until the reign of Emperor Go-Murakami. Compare Kunaichō, Ceremony of Accession (Sokui-no-Rei); retrieved 2012-5-22.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 262.
- ↑ This was called insei or "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.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Bun'ei no eki" at p. 90.
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Bun'ei | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
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1264 | 1265 | 1266 | 1267 | 1268 | 1269 | 1270 | 1271 | 1272 | 1273 | 1274 | 1275 |
Preceded by: Kōchō |
Era or nengō: Bun'ei |
Succeeded by: Kenji |