Kannō

, also sometimes romanized as Kan'ō, was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Jōwa and before Bunna. This period started in February 1350 and ended in September 1352.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric et al. (2005).  "Kannō" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 474.  The emperor in Kyoto was .Nussbaum, "Sukō Tennō," p. 991; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 298-302.  Sukō's Southern Court rival in Yoshino during this time was .Nussbaum, "Go-Murakami Tennō," p. 257.

Events of the Kannō era 
 1350 (Kannō 1, 10th month): Yoshinori guarded Kyoto.Titsingh, p. 299.

 1350–1352 (Kannō 2–3): Armed conflict, variously known as the  or Kannō no Juran.Nussbaum, "Kannō no Juran," p. 474.

 1352 (Enbun 3, 2nd month): Emperor Go-Murakami captured former-emperors Kōgon, Kōmyō and Sukō; and they were permitted to return to Kyoto in 1357 (Enbun 2, 2nd month).Titsingh, p. 303.

Southern Court nengō
 Shōhei, 1346–1370

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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Category:Japanese eras
Category:1350s establishments in Japan
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