Chōroku
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Chōroku (長禄?) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,?, lit. "year name") after Kōshō and before Kanshō. This period spanned the years from 1457 through 1460. The reigning emperor was Go-Hanazono-tennō (後花園天皇?).[1]
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[edit] Change of era
- Chōroku gannen (長禄元年?); 1457: The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in Kōshō 3.
[edit] Events of the Chōroku era
- Chōroku 2, in the 8th month (1458): The Sacred Jewel is retrieved from the former Southern Court. It is returned to Kyoto to join the other Sacred Treasures which comprise the Japanese Imperial Regalia.[2]
[edit] References
- Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652], Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh vec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Click link for digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)
[edit] External links
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Chōroku | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Gregorian | 1457 | 1458 | 1459 | 1460 |
| Preceded by Kōshō |
Era or nengō Chōroku 1457 – 1460 |
Succeeded by Kanshō |
