Ōchō

Ōchō (応長) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Enkyō and before Shōwa. This period spanned 11 months from April 1311 through February 1312.[1] The reigning emperor was Hanazono-tennō (花園天皇).[2]

Change of era

Events of the Ōchō era

Initially, former-Emperor Fushimi administered the court up through the time he took the tonsure as a Buddhist monk,[3] which happened after this nengō ended.[4]

Notes

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ōchō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 733, p. 733, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
  2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 278-279; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 239-241.
  3. Varley, p. 241.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Titsingh, p. 279.

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Preceded by
Enkyō
Era or nengō
Ōchō

1311–1312
Succeeded by
Shōwa


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