Bunmei

was a  after Ōnin and before Chōkyō. This period started in April 1469 and ended in July 1487.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Bunmei" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 89.  During this time, the emperor was .Nussbaum, "Go-Tsuchimikado Tennō," p. 265; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 352-360.

Events of the Bunmei era
 18 January 1471 (Bunmei 2, 27th day of the 12th month ): The former-Emperor Go-Hanazono died at age 52.Carter, Steven D. (1996). Literary patronage in late medieval Japan, p. 65; Titsingh,  p. 356; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):  後花園天皇 (102); retrieved 2012-5-23.

 16 April 1473 (Bunmei 5, on the 19th day of the 3rd month):  Yamana Sōzen died at age 70.Titsingh,  p. 357.

 1478 (Bunmei 10): The philosopher Ichijō Kanera (1402–1481) published Bummei ittō-ki (On the Unity of Knowledge and Culture) which is about political ethics.Nussbaum,  "Bunmei ittō-ki" at p. 89.

 21 February 1482 (Bummei 14, 4th day of the 2nd month): Construction of Ashikaga Yoshimasa's Silver Pavilion was started.Keene, Donald. (2003).  Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavillion, p. 87.

 1484 (Bunmei 16): Ginkaku-ji or "Silver Pavillion" is built by Ashikaga YoshimasaAsian Historical Architecture, "Ginkaku-ji Temple - 銀閣寺 (built 1484-90 onward)"; retrieved 2012-4-27.

Related pages 
 Muromachi period

 References 

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

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