Kōan (Muromachi period)
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Events of the Kōan era
- 1361 (Kōan 1, 6th month): Snowfall was unusually heavy; and there was also a disastrous fire in Kyoto as well as a violent earthquake.[4]
- 1361 (Kōan 1): Eigen-ji was founded. It is a Zen Buddhist temple in what is now Shiga Prefecture.[5]
- 1362 (Kōan 2): Hosokawa Kiyouji and Kusunoki Masanori attack Kyoto. Ashikaga Yoshiakira fled.[6]
Southern Court nengō
- Shōhei, 1346–1370
Kōan (Muromachi Period) Media
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōan" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 535.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Kōgon Tennō," p. 255; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 302-305.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Murakami Tennō," p. 257.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 305.
- ↑ Eigen-ji, Joint Council for Japanese Rinzai and Obaku Zen, "Head temples;" Dumoulin, Heinrich. (2005). Zen Buddhism: A History, p. 205.
- ↑ Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The Tokushi Yoron, p.329.
Other websites
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar"
| Kōan | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|
| 1361 | 1362 |
| Preceded by: Enbun |
Northern Court nengō: Kōan |
Succeeded by: Jōji |
