Kōwa (Muromachi period)

Kōwa (弘和) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Tenju and before Genchū. This period started in February 1381 and ended in April 1384.^[1] The Southern Court monarchs in Yoshino during this time-frame were Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). and Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).. The Northern Court monarchs in Kyoto were Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). and Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). ^[2]

Kōwa (Muromachi Period) Media

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

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nengō" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 566.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 310-327.

Other websites

National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Kōwa	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
	1381	1382	1383	1384

Preceded by:
Tenju

Era or nengō:
Kōwa

Succeeded by:
Genchū

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nengō" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 566.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 310-327.

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