Kōkoku

Kōkoku (興国) was a  of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Engen and before Shōhei.  This period started in April 1340 and ended in December 1346.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Kōkoku" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 549.  The monarch during this time were was .Nussbaum, "Go-Murakami Tennō," p. 257.  The Northern Court pretender in Kyoto was .Nussbaum, "Kōmyō Tennō," p. 555; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 294-297.  

Events of the Kōkoku era
 1342 (Kōkoku 3):  was removed from his position as daijō daijin.Titsingh, p. 297.
 1344 (Kōkoku 5): Shogun Ashikaga Takauji offered prayers at Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū.

Northern Court nengō
 Ryakuō, 1338-1342
 Kōei, 1342–1345
 Jōwa, 1345–1350

Related pages
 Muromachi period

References

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

Kōkoku1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th  1340  1341   1342  1343  1344   1345  1346
Preceded by:EngenSouthern Court nengō:KōkokuSucceeded by:Shōhei

Category:Japanese eras
Category:1340s establishments in Japan
Category:1340s disestablishments in Japan