Shōka

was a  after Kōgen and before Shōgen.  This period started in March 1257 and ended in March 1259.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shōka" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 882. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 248-255; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 231-232.

Events of the Shōka era
 1257 (Shōka 1): A major epidemic was reported in this year.Lee, Sherman E. (1983). Reflections of Reality in Japanese Art, p. 227. 

Related pages 
 Kamakura period

References

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

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