Bunryaku

Bunryaku (天福), also romanized as Bunreki, was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Tenpuku and before Katei. This period started in November 1234 and ended in September 1235.^[1] The reigning emperor was Shijō-tennō (四条天皇).^[2]

Events of the Bunryaku Era

18 June 1234 (Bunryaku 1, 20th day of the 5th month): Former Emperor Chūkyō died.^[3]
31 August 1234 (Bunryaku 1, 6th day of the 8th month): Former Emperor Go-Horikawa died.^[4]
1234 (Bunryaku 1, 12th month): Kujō Yoritsune is raised to the 1st rank of the 3rd class in the court hierarchy.^[5]

Related pages

Kamakura period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bunreki" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 92.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 242-243; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 227.
↑ Perkins, George W. (1998). The Clear Mirror: A Chronicle of the Japanese Court During the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), p. 64; Titsingh, p. 242; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 仲恭天皇 (85); retrieved 2012-5-16.
↑ Perkins, p. 64; Titsingh, p. 242; Kunaichō, 後堀河天皇 (86); retrieved 2012-5-16.
↑ Titsingh, p. 243.

Other websites

National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Bunryaku	1st	2nd
	1234	1235

Preceded by:
Tenpuku

Era or nengō:
Bunryaku

Succeeded by:
Katei

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bunreki" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 92.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 242-243; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 227.

[3] Perkins, George W. (1998). The Clear Mirror: A Chronicle of the Japanese Court During the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), p. 64; Titsingh, p. 242; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 仲恭天皇 (85); retrieved 2012-5-16.

[4] Perkins, p. 64; Titsingh, p. 242; Kunaichō, 後堀河天皇 (86); retrieved 2012-5-16.

[5] Titsingh, p. 243.

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