page_title: Shōchō
section_title: Events of the Shōchō era
hierarchical_section_title: Shōchō / Events of the Shōchō era
context_page_description: Shōchō was a Japanese era name after Ōei and before Eikyō. This period started in April 1428 and ended in September 1429. During this time, the emperors were Shōkō-tennō and Go-Hanazono-tennō.
context_section_description: 3 February 1428 (Shōchō 1, 18th day of the 1st month): Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi died at the age of 43.
  30 August 1428 (Shōchō 1, 20th day of the 7th month): Emperor Shōkō died at he age of 27.
  8 September 1428 (Shōchō 1, 29th day of the 7th month): Emperor Go-Hanazono is established on the throne at age 10.
caption: In the 1st year of Shōchō, Emperor Go-Hanazono received the Imperial succession
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