Kōō (Nanboku-chō period) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kōō (康応), also romanized as Kō-ō, was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Kakei and before Meitoku. This period started in February 1389 and ended in March 1390.[1] The pretender in Kyoto was Emperor Go-Komatsu (後小松天皇, Go-Komatsu-tennō).[2] Go-Komatsu's Southern Court rival in Yoshino during this time was Emperor Go-Kameyama (後亀山天皇, Go-Kameyama-tennō).[3]
Events of the Kōō era
[change | change source]- 1389 (Kōō 1): Yoshimitsu opposed by Kamakura kanrei Ashikaga Ujimitsu.[4]
- 1389 (Kōō 1, 7th month): Saioinji Sanetoshi died at the age of 56. He ha held the office of Minister of the Right (udaijin).[5]
Southern Court nengō
[change | change source]- Genchū, 1384–1393
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kō-ō" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 560.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Komatsu Tennō," p. 255; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 317-318.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Kameyama Tennō," pp. 254-255.
- ↑ Ackroyd, Joyce. 1982) Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron", p. 329.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 318; Mass, Jeffrey P. (2002). The Origins of Japan's Medieval World: Courtiers, Clerics, Warriors, and Peasants in the Fourteenth Century, p. 410.
Other websites
[change | change source]- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Kōō | 1st | 2nd |
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1389 | 1390 |
Preceded by: Kakei | Northern Court nengō: Kōō | Succeeded by: Meitoku |