- Bunki
. [Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). "Annales des empereurs du Japon," pp. 364-365.]
Change of era
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1501 : The era name was changed to mark the anniversary of the enthronement of Go-Kashiwabara and the 58th year of the Chinese zodiac. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in "Meiō" 10, on the 29th day of the 2nd month.Events of the "Bunki" era
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Bunki 1" (1501 ): The former-Shogun Yoshimura was exiled; and he retired toSuruga province , and he lived in exile in the home of the daimyo of that han. He changed his name toAshikaga Yoshitane ; and he summoned all the military forces of the western empire to come to his aid.Hosokawa Masamoto was made master of all the provinces which encircled theKinai . [Titsingh, p. 364.]
* "Bunki 2", in the 7th month (1502 ): Minamoto-no Yoshitaka was elevated to the 2nd tier of the 4th class "kuge " officials; and he expressed thanks to the emperor for that honor. In the same month, the name of Ashikaga Yoshitaka was changed to that of Yoshizumi.Titsingh, p. 365. ]
* "Bunki 3" (1503 ): There was a great drought in the summer of this year.Titsingh, p. 365.]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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