Meiō

, also known as Mei-ō, was a  after Entoku and before Bunki. This period started in July 1492 and ended in February 1501.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mei-ō" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 625. During this time, the emperors were Nussbaum, "Go-Tsuchimikado Tennō," p. 265. and .Nussbaum, "Go-Kashiwabara Tennō," p. 255;Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 352-364.

 Events of the Meiō era 
 1492 (Meiō 1, 8th month): Shogun Ashikaga YoshimuraTitsingh,  p. 364; the son of Shogun Yoshimi was named Yoshimura until 1501 when he changed his name to Yoshitane. led an army into Ōmi Province.Titsingh, p. 362.
 1492 (Meiō 2, 1st month): The kampaku Ichijō Fuyuyoshi was named daijō-daijin.
 1492 (Meiō 2, 2nd month): Shogun Yoshimura led an army against the daimyo of Kawachi Province.

 1495 (Meiō 4):  Statue of Kannon carved in the 8th century was lost to fire at Hase-dera in Nara.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hase-dera" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 291-292; Washizuka, Hiromitsu. (1997). Enlightenment embodied: the art of the Japanese Buddhist sculptor, p. 55.
 12 September 1495 (Meiō 4, 24th day of the 8th month): Earthquake at Kashima (Latitude: 35.100/Longitude: 139.500), 7.1 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.

 9 July 1498 (Meiō 7, 20th day of the 6th month): Earthquake in the Enshunada Sea (Latitude: 34.400/Longitude: 137.700), 6.4 on the Richter Scale.
 20 September 1498 (Meiō 7, 2nd day of the 7th month): Earthquake in the Enshunada Sea (Latitude: 34.000/Longitude: 138.100), 8.6 on the Richter Scale; and also on that same day, another earthquake in Nankaido (Latitude: 33.500/Longitude: 135.200), 7.5 on the Richter Scale.

 21 October 1500 (Meiō 9, 28th day of the 9th month): Emperor Go-Tuschimikado died.Titsingh, p. 363-364; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):  後土御門天皇 (103); retrieved 2012-5-23.

Related pages
 Muromachi period

 References 

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

Meiō1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th  1492  1493  1494  1495  1496  1497  1498  1499  1500  1501
Preceded by:EntokuEra or nengō:MeiōSucceeded by:Bunki

Category:Japanese eras