page_title: Kyōtoku
section_title: Events of the Kyōtoku era
hierarchical_section_title: Kyōtoku / Events of the Kyōtoku era
caption_attribution_description: 1852 portrait of Ashikaga Shigeuji, Koga Kubo.
context_page_description: Kyōtoku was a Japanese era name after Hōtoku and before Kosho. This period started in July 1452 and ended in July 1455. During this time, the emperor was Go-Hanazono-Tennō.
context_section_description: 1454 (Kyōtoku 3): Ashikaga Shigeuji caused the killing of Uesugi Noritada; and this event is known as the Kyōtoku no Ran.
caption: Portrait of Ashikaga Shigeuji who ordered the death of Uesugi Noritada in the 3rd year of Kyōtoku
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