- Eiroku
. [Titsingh, I. (1834). "Annales des empereurs du Japon," p. 382-388.]
Change of era
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1558 : The era name was changed to mark the enthronement of Emperor Ōgimachi. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in "Kōji" 4, on the 28th day of the 2nd month.Events of the "Eiroku" era
* "Eiroku 3", in the 19th day of the 5th month (
June 12 ,1560 ):Battle of Okehazama .
* "Eiroku 3", in the 1st month (1560 ): Ōgimachi was proclaimed emperor. The ceremonies of coronation were made possible because they were paid for by Mōri Motonari and others.Titsingh, p. 383.]
* "Eiroku 3", in the 5th month (1560 ):Imagawa Yoshimoto led the armies of the province of Suruga against the Owari; and at the nihongo|Battle of Okehazama |桶狭間の戦い,|"Okehazama-no-tatakai", his forces fought againstOda Nobunaga ; but Imagawa's army was vainquished and he did not survive. Then Nobunaga took over the province of Owari.Tokugawa Ieyasu took over the province of Mikawa and made himself master of nihongo|Okazaki Castle |岡崎城,|"Okazaki-jō". [see above] ]
* "Eiroku 7" (1564 ): Nobunaga completed the conquest of Mino; and he built a new castle at Gifu. [Titsingh, P. 385.]
* "Eiroku 11", in the 2nd month (1568 ):Ashikaga Yoshihide became shogun.Titsingh, p. 386.]
* "Eiroku 11", in the 9th month (1568 ): Shogun Yoshihide died from a contagious disease. [see above] ]References
* Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/
Hayashi Gahō , 1652] , "Nipon o daï itsi ran ; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth." Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [http://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran ... Click link for digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)]External links
* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection]
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