Eitoku

For the Japanese painter, see Kanō Eitoku. For the Japanese suit actor, see Hisanori Ōiwa.

Eitoku (永徳) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Kōryaku and before Shitoku. This period spanned the years from February 1381[1] to February 1384.[2] The emperors in Kyoto were Emperor Go-En'yū (後円融天皇 Go-En'yū-tennō) and Emperor Go-Komatsu (後小松天皇 Go-Komatsu-tennō) [3] The Southern Court rivals in Yoshino during this time-frame were Emperor Chōkei (長慶天皇 Chōkei-tennō) and Emperor Go-Kameyama (後亀山天皇 Go-Kameyama-tennō).

Nanboku-chō overview

The Imperial seats during the Nanboku-chō period were in relatively close proximity, but geographically distinct. They were conventionally identified as:

During the Meiji period, an Imperial decree dated March 3, 1911 established that the legitimate reigning monarchs of this period were the direct descendants of Emperor Go-Daigo through Emperor Go-Murakami, whose Southern Court (南朝 nanchō) had been established in exile in Yoshino, near Nara.[4]

Until the end of the Edo period, the militarily superior pretender-Emperors supported by the Ashikaga shogunate had been mistakenly incorporated in Imperial chronologies despite widespread recognition that the Imperial Regalia were not in their possession.[4]

This illegitimate Northern Court (北朝 hokuchō) had been established in Kyoto by Ashikaga Takauji.[4]

Change of era

In this time frame, Kōwa (Muromachi period) (1381–1384) was the Southern Court equivalent nengō.[5]

Events of the Eitoku era

Notes

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Eitoku" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 173; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
  2. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shitoku" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 875; n.b., Nussbaum identifies Eitoku's end in March 1383 and Shitoku's beginning a year later in March 1384.
  3. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 310-327.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Thomas, Julia Adeney. (2001). Reconfiguring modernity: concepts of nature in Japanese political ideology, p. 199 n57, citing Mehl, Margaret. (1997). History and the State in Nineteenth-Century Japan. p. 140-147.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Titsingh, p. 316.
  6. Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron", p. 329.

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Preceded by
Kōryaku
Era or nengō
Eitoku

1381–1384
Succeeded by
Shitoku