Bunmei

Bunmei (文明) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Ōnin and before Chōkyō. This period spanned the years from April 1469 through July 1487.[1] The reigning emperor was Go-Tsuchimikado-tennō (後土御門天皇).[2]

Change of era

Events of the Bunmei era

Notes

  1. 1 2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bunmei" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 89; 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. 352-364.
  3. 1 2 Titsingh, p. 356.
  4. Titsingh, p. 357.
  5. Keene, Donald. (2003). Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion, p. 87.

References

External links

Preceded by
Ōnin
Era or nengō
Bunmei

1469–1487
Succeeded by
Chōkyō
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, August 27, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.