Hōtoku
Japanese era from July 1449 to July 1452
Hōtoku (宝徳) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Bun'an and before Kyotoku. This period started in July 1449 and ended in July 1452.[1] During this time, the emperor was Go-Hanazono-tennō (後花園天皇).[2]
Events of the Hōtoku era
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- 8 May 1449 (Hōtoku 1, 16th day of the 4th month): Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa is honored with the gift of a sword from the emperor.[3]
- 1451 (Hōtoku 3, 7th month ): A diplomatic mission from the Ryukyu Islands is received for the first time in Heian-kyō (Kyoto).[4]
- 1451 (Hōtoku 3, 8th month ): Shogun Yoshimasa sent a letter to the Emperor of China.[4]
Related pages
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change- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hōtoku" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 360.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Hanazono Tennō," p. 252; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 331-347.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 345.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Titsingh, p. 346; Satow, Ernest. (1882) "Notes on Loochoo" in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 1, citing Arai Hakuseki. The Ryukyuan embassy in Edo was mentioned in an 1832 French translation of Sangoku Tsūran Zusetsu (三国通覧図説, An Illustrated Description of Three Countries) by Hayashi Shihei -- see Klaproth, Julius. (1832). San kokf tsou ran to sets, ou Aperçu général des trois royaumes, pp. 176.
Other websites
change- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
- Okinawa Prefectural Archives, http://www.archives.pref.okinawa.jp/publication/2009/04/post-168.html Archived 2012-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
| Hōtoku | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1449 | 1450 | 1451 | 1452 |
| Preceded by: Bun'an |
Era or nengō: Hōtoku |
Succeeded by: Kyōtoku |
