Bunsho
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was a after Kanshō
and before Ōnin
. The period spanned the years February 1466 through March 1467. The reigning emperor during this period was .
Kansho
was a after Chōroku and before Bunshō. This period spanned from December 1460 through February 1466. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* 1460 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events...
and before Ōnin
Onin
was a after Bunshō and before Bunmei. This period spanned the years from March 1467 through April 1469. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1467 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events...
. The period spanned the years February 1466 through March 1467. The reigning emperor during this period was .
Change of era
- 1466 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in Kanshō 7.
Events of the Bunshō era
- 1466 (Bunshō 1, 1st month): Dainagon Ashikaga YoshimiAshikaga Yoshimiwas the brother of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, and a rival for the succession in a dispute that would lead to the Ōnin War.Yoshimi was the abbot of a Jōdo monastery when he was first approached by Hosokawa Katsumoto, who wished to support his bid to become Shogun. He originally sought to stick to...
, brother of the ShogunShogunA was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...
Ashikaga YoshimasaAshikaga Yoshimasawas the 8th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1449 to 1473 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimasa was the son of the sixth shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori....
, was promoted to the second rank of the second class in the Imperial court hierarchy. - 1466 (Bunshō 1, 1st month): Minamoto-no Mitsihisa was replaced as udaijin by dainagon Fuijwara no Matsatsugu.
External links
- National Diet LibraryNational Diet LibraryThe is the only national library in Japan. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to the U.S...
, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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| Gregorian Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter... |
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