Bunji (era)

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Bunji (文治) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Genryaku and before Kenkyū. This period spanned the years from August 1185 through April 1190.[1] The reigning emperor was Go-Toba-tennō (後鳥羽天皇).[2]

Change of era

  • 1185 Bunji gannen (文治元年): The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Genryaku 2, on the 16th day of the 4th month of 1184.[3]

Events of the Bunji era

  • 1185 (Bunji 1, 29th day of the 11th month): The court formally approves of establishment of a shogonate government at Kamakura in the Kantō region.[4]
  • 1186 (Bunji 2, 4th month): Go-Shirakawa visits Kenrei-mon In, mother of the late Emperor Antoku and last Imperial survivor of the Battle of Dan-no-ura, at her humble retreat in Ohara.[4]

Notes

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric et al. (2005). "Empo" in [//books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA91. Japan encyclopedia, p. 91.], p. 91., at Google Books
  2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 207-221; Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 334-339; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 215-220.
  3. Brown, p. 337.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kitagawa, p. 787.

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Preceded by
Genryaku
Era or nengō
Bunji

1185–1190
Succeeded by
Kenkyū
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