Eishō (Muromachi period)
Japanese era from February 1504 to August 1521
Eishō (永正) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Bunki and before Daiei. The period started in February 1504 and ended in August 1521.[1] During this time, the emperor was Go-Kashiwabara-tennō (後柏原天皇).[2]
Events of the Eishō era
change- 1504 (Eishō 1): A great famine.[3]
- 1508 (Eishō 5, 1st month): Ashikaga Yoshitane led troops into Kyoto.[4]
- 21 September 1510 (Eishō 7, 18th day of the 8th month): Earthquake at Seionaikai (Latitude: 34.600/Longitude 135.400), 6.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale.[5]
- 10 October 1510 (Eishō 7, 8th day of the 9th month): Earthquake in the Enshunada Sea (Latitude: 34.500/Longitude: 137.600), 7.0 on the Richter Scale.[5]
- 1511 (Eishō 8, 2nd month): Yoshida Kanetomo died at the age of 77.[6]
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- 16 September 1511 (Eishō 8, 24th day of the 8th month): Battle of Funaokayama.[6]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Eishō" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 172.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Kashiwabara Tennō," p. 255; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 364-370.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 365.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 367.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC): NOAA/Japan: Significant Earthquake Database; retrieved 2011-12-3.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Titsingh, p. 368.
Other websites
change- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Eishō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1504 | 1505 | 1506 | 1507 | 1508 | 1509 | 1510 | 1511 | 1512 | 1513 | 1514 | 1515 | 1516 | 1517 | 1518 | 1519 | 1520 | 1521 |
| Preceded by: Bunki |
Era or nengō: Eishō |
Succeeded by: Daiei |
