Ōnin
Ōnin (応仁) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Bunshō and before Bunmei. This period started in March 1467 and ended in April 1469.[1] During this time, the emperor was Go-Tsuchimikado-tennō (後土御門天皇).[2]
Events of the Ōnin era
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In the Ōnin era, the emperor gave Yoshimasa's villa with a special name -- Higashiyama-dono.,[3] Construction work was interrupted by the Ōnin War.[4]
Ōnin War
changeThe Ōnin War started in 1467. This conflict is called Ōnin no ran because of the nengō in which it began.[1] The fighting began as a dispute over who should follow Ashikaga Yoshimasa as shogun after his retirement – whether it would be his brother (Yoshimi) or his son (Yoshihisa).[3]
- 1467 (Ōnin 1, 1st month): Yamana Souzen and Hatakeyama Yoshinari took up positions around Muromachi-dono in Heian-kyo. This was the headquarters of the Ashikaga Shogunate.[5]
Rival groups of daimyo fought for military supremacy. In the end, there was no winner. The war stopped because the factions simply exhausted themselves.[3]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louis-Frédéric (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 754. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Louis-Frédéric (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. pp. 265, 352–356. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Varley, H. Paul. (1973). Japanese Culture: A Short History, p. 84.
- ↑ Keene, Donald (2003). Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion: The Creation of the Soul of Japan. Columbia University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-231-13056-1.
- ↑ Klaproth, Julius von (1834). Nipon o dai itsi ran: ou Annales des empereurs du Japon. Oriental Translation Fund. p. 354.
Other websites
change- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" – historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Keichō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1467 | 1468 | 1469 |
| Preceded by: Bunshō |
Era or nengō: Ōnin |
Succeeded by: Bunmei |
