Entoku

was a  after Chōkyō and before Meio.  This period started in August 1489 and ended in July 1492.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Entoku" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 182.  During this time, the emperor was .Nussbaum, "Go-Tsuchimikado  Tennō," p. 265; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 352-362.

 Events of the Entoku era 
 26 April 1489 (Entoku 1, 26th day of the 3rd month): The Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshihisa died at age 25.  He was killed in battle in Ōmi Province.Titsingh,  p. 361.

 27 January 1490 (Entoku 2, 7th day of the 1st month): The former-Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa died at age 56.

 1490 (Entoku 2, 7th month): Ashikaga Yoshitane became shogun at age 25.

Jonen-ji, a Buddhist temple near Edo, was founded in the Entoku era.Brown, Rebecca A. (2011).  A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture, p. 598 n35; Ikeda, Yoshifumi. "One day in Kesennuma,"  Time Out Tokyo, April 14, 2011; retrieved 2012-5-8.

Related pages 
 Muromachi period

 References 

 Other websites 
 National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Entoku1st2nd3rd4th  1489  1490  1491  1492 
Preceded by:ChōkyōEra or nengō:EntokuSucceeded by:Meiō

Category:Japanese eras