Kōryaku

was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Eiwa and before Eitoku. This period started in March 1379 and ended in February 1381.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kōryaku" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 562.  The pretender in Kyoto was Nussbaum, "Go-En'yū Tennō," p. 251; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 310-315.  Go-En'yū's Southern Court rival in Yoshino during this time was .Nussbaum, "Chōkei Tennō," p. 120.

Events of the Kōryaku era
 1379 (Kōryaku 2): Shiba Yoshimasa became Kanrei.Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron", p. 329.
 1380 (Kōryaku 3): Kusunoki Masanori rejoined Emperor Go-Kameyama.
 26 July 1380 (Kōryaku 2, 24th day of the 6th month): Former pretender Emperor Kōmyō died at age 60.Titsingh, p. 315.

Southern Court nengō 
 Tenju, 1375–1381

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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