was a after Shōchō and before Kakitsu. This period spanned the years from September 1429 through February 1441.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Eikyō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 171; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see . The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 331–340.
Change of era 1429 : The era name was changed to mark the beginning of the reign of Emperor Go-Hanazono. The previous era ended and a new era commenced in Shōchō 1, on the 29th day of the 7th month, when the new emperor was proclaimed.Titsingh, p. 332.
Events of the Eikyō era April 14, 1429 (Eikyō 1, 9th day of the 3rd month): Ashikaga Yoshinobu is honored in court; and thereafter, he is known as Yoshinori.Titsingh, p. 333. 1429: Yoshinori appointed shōgun.Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The Tokushi Yoron, p. 330. 1430: Southern army surrenders. 1432: Akamatsu Mitsusuke flees; Yoshinori receives rescript from China.Ackroyd, p. 330; Keene, p. 78 1433 (Eikyō 5, 6th month): The Emperor of China addressed a letter to shōgun Yoshinori in which, as a conventional aspect of the foreign relations of Imperial China, the Chinese assume that the head of the Ashikaga shogunate is effectively the "king of Japan".Titsingh, p. 335. 1433: Ōtomo rebels; Hieizan monks rebel. 1434: Tosenbugyo established to regulate foreign affairs.Kinihara, Misako. The Establishment of the Tosen-bugyō in the Reign of Ashikaga Yoshinori (唐船奉行の成立 : 足利義教による飯尾貞連の登用), Tokyo Woman's Christian University: Essays and Studies. Abstract. 1436: Yasaka Pagoda at Hokanji in Kyoto destroyed by fire.Yasaka Pagoda, Kyoto. 1438: Kantō Kanrei (Kantō administrator) Ashikaga Mochiuji rebels against Muromachi shogunate, also known as .Ackroyd, p. 330; Nussbaum, "Eikyō-no-ran" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 171. 1439: Mochiuji is defeated, and he commits suicide; dissatisfaction with Yoshinori grows.Ackroyd, p. 330; Mochiuji's suicide at Hokoku-ji 1440: Yasaka Pagoda at Hokanji in Kyoto re-constructed by Yoshinori. 1441: Yoshinori grants Shimazu suzerainty over Ryukyu Islands; Akamatsu murders Yoshinori—Kakitsu Incident; Yamana kills Akamatsu.Ackroyd, p. 330; Okinawa Prefecture (2004). This is Okinawa, p.3.
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References Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 48943301 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Ōdai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
External links National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection