Shōka

Shōka (正嘉) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kōgen and before Shōgen. This period started in March 1257 and ended in March 1259.^[1] The reigning emperor was Go-Fukakusa-tennō (後深草天皇).^[2]

Events of the Shōka era

1257 (Shōka 1): A major epidemic was reported in this year.^[3]

Related pages

Kamakura period

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shōka" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 882.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 248-255; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 231-232.
↑ Lee, Sherman E. (1983). Reflections of Reality in Japanese Art, p. 227.

Other websites

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

Shōka	1st	2nd	3rd
	1257	1258	1259

Preceded by:
Kōgen

Era or nengō:
Shōka

Succeeded by:
Shōgen

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shōka" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 882.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 248-255; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 231-232.

[3] Lee, Sherman E. (1983). Reflections of Reality in Japanese Art, p. 227.

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