Ryakuō

was a  of the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Kemmu and before Kōei. The period started in August 1338 and ended in April 1342.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ryakuō" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 796.  The pretender in Kyoto was .Nussbaum, "Go-Kōmyō Tennō," p. 256; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 294-297.  Kōmyō's Southern Court rival in Yoshino during this time was .Nussbaum, "Go-Murakami Tennō," p. 257.

Events of the Ryakuō era
 28 August 1338 (Ryakuō 1, 13th day of the 7th month): Ashikaga forces burned Daikaku-ji.<ref>Richie, Donald. (1995).  [https://books.google.com/books?id=spx_ZljTPn4C&dq=daikakuji&pg=PA62  Daikaku-ji,"] The Temples of Kyoto, p. 62.</ref>
 19 September 1339 (Ryakuō 3, 16th day of the 8th month): Emperor Go-Daigo died. "Go-Daigo," Encyclopedia Britannica; retrieved 2012-10-2.
 1340 (Ryakuō 3''): Sightings of a "broom star" (comet) are recorded.Pankenier, David. (1999). Archaeoastronomy in East Asia: Historical Observational Records of Comets and Meteor Showers from China, Japan, and Korea, p. 164.

Southern Court nengō
 Engen, 1336–1340
 Kōkoku, 1340–1346

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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