Kōji (Muromachi period)

was a  after Tenbun and before Eiroku.   This period started in October 1555 and ended in February 1558.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Kōji" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 545.  During this time, the emperors were Nussbaum, "Go-Nara," p. 257.  and .Nussbaum, "Ōgimachi Tennō," p. 739; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 372-382.

Events of the Kōji era
 1555 (Kōji 1, 1st month): A border war between daimyos of Aki Province and Suō Province.Titsingh,   p. 382.

 1555 (Kōji 1, 11th month):  Mōri MotonariNussbaum,  "Mōri Motonari" at p. 660. won the , also known as the "Battle of Miyajima"Miyajima Tourist Association,  "History of Miyajima" ; Museum of Fine Arts (MFA),  The Great Battle at Miyajima (Miyajima ôgassen no zu), woodblock print, c. 1865; retrieved 2012-4-27.

 1555 (Kōji 1): Battle of Kawanakajima.Sansom, George Bailey. (1961) A History of Japan, 1334-1615, p. 246.

 1556 (Kōji 2): The Ōmori silver mine controlled by the Mori clan.Sansom, p. 257.

 27 September 1557 (Kōji 3, 5th day of the 9th month): Emperor Go-Nara died at age 62.Titsingh,   p. 382; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):  後奈良天皇 (105)

Related pages
 Muromachi period
 Kōji (Heian period)

 References 

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

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Preceded by:TenbunEra or nengō:KōjiSucceeded by:Eiroku

Category:Japanese eras