Bunji (era)

was a  after Genryaku and before Kenkyū.  This period started in August 1185 and ended in April 1190.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bunji" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 91. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 207-221; Brown, Delmer. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 334-339; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 215-220.

Events of the Bunji era
 22 December 1185 (Bunji 1, 29th day of the 11th month): The court formally approves the shogonate government at Kamakura in the Kantō region.Kitagawa, p. 787.
 1186 (Bunji 2, 4th month): Go-Shirakawa visits the widow of Emperor Takakura (Kenrei-mon In) at her humble retreat in Ohara.

Related pages 
 Kamakura period

References

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

Bunji1st2nd3rd4th5th6th  1185  1186   1187  1188 1189  1190
Preceded by:GenryakuEra or nengō:BunjiSucceeded by:Kenkyū

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