Eishō (Muromachi period)

was a  after Bunki and before Daiei.  The period started in February 1504 and ended in August 1521.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Eishō" in  Japan encyclopedia, p. 172. During this time, the emperor was .Nussbaum, "Go-Kashiwabara Tennō," p. 255; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 364-370.

Events of the Eishō era
 1504 (Eishō 1): A great famine.Titsingh,  p. 365.

 1508 (Eishō 5, 1st month):  Ashikaga Yoshitane led troops into Kyoto.Titsingh, p. 367.

 21 September 1510 (Eishō 7, 18th day of the 8th month): Earthquake at Seionaikai (Latitude: 34.600/Longitude 135.400), 6.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),  National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC): NOAA/Japan: Significant Earthquake Database; retrieved 2011-12-3.

 10 October 1510 (Eishō 7, 8th day of the 9th month): Earthquake in the Enshunada Sea (Latitude: 34.500/Longitude: 137.600), 7.0 on the Richter Scale.
1511 (Eishō 8, 2nd month): Yoshida Kanetomo died at the age of 77.Titsingh,  p. 368.

300px|thumb|right|In the 8th year of Eishō, a battle was fought at Mount Funaoka (Funaokayama) in Kyoto
 16 September 1511 (Eishō 8, 24th day of the 8th month): Battle of Funaokayama.

Related pages 
 Muromachi period
 Eishō (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:BunkiEra or nengō:EishōSucceeded by:Daiei

Category:Japanese eras