Hōtoku

was a  after Bun'an and before Kyotoku.  This period started in July 1449 and ended in July 1452.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hōtoku" in  Japan encyclopedia, p. 360.  During this time, the emperor was .Nussbaum, "Go-Hanazono Tennō," p. 252; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 331-347.

Events of the Hōtoku era
 8 May 1449 (Hōtoku 1, 16th day of the 4th month): Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa is honored with the gift of a sword from the emperor.Titsingh,  p. 345.
 1451 (Hōtoku 3, 7th month ): A diplomatic mission from the Ryukyu Islands is received for the first time in Heian-kyō (Kyoto).Titsingh,  p. 346; Satow, Ernest. (1882)  "Notes on Loochoo" in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vols. 1-2, p. 1, citing Arai Hakuseki.  The Ryukyuan embassy in Edo was mentioned in an 1832 French translation of  by Hayashi Shihei -- see Klaproth, Julius. (1832).  San kokf tsou ran to sets, ou Aperçu général des trois royaumes, pp. 176.
 1451 (Hōtoku 3, 8th month ): Shogun Yoshimasa sent a letter to the Emperor of China.

Related pages 
 Muromachi period

 References 

  Other websites 
 National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
 Okinawa Prefectural Archives, http://www.archives.pref.okinawa.jp/publication/2009/04/post-168.html 

Hōtoku1st2nd3rd4th  1449  1450  1451  1452  
Preceded by:Bun'anEra or nengō:HōtokuSucceeded by:Kyōtoku

Category:Japanese eras