Kakitsu
Japanese era from February 1441 to February 1444
Kakitsu (嘉吉) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Eikyō and before Bun'an. This period started in February 1441 and ended in February 1444.[1] During this time, the emperor was Go-Hanazono-tennō (後花園天皇).[2]
Events of the Kakitsu era change
- 12 July 1441 (Kakitsu 1, 24th day of the 6th month): Shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori was murdered at age 48.[3]
- 1443 (Kakitsu 3): A Japanese-Korean diplomatic agreement (sometimes called the "Kakitsu treaty") was about on pirates (wakō) in the sea between Japan and Korea.[4]
- 16 August 1443 (Kakitsu 3, 21st day of the 7th month): Shogun Yoshikatsu died after a fall from a horse.[5]
Related pages change
References change
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kaikitsu" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 456.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Hanazono Tennō," p. 252; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 331-343.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 339; Nussbaum, "Kaikitsu-no-hen" at p. 456.
- ↑ Hall, John Whitney. (1997). The Cambridge History of Japan: Early Modern Japan, p. 244.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 342.
Other websites change
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" – historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Kakitsu | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1441 | 1442 | 1443 | 1444 |
| Preceded by: Eikyō |
Era or nengō: Kakitsu |
Succeeded by: Bun'an |
