Bunchū

Bunchū (文中) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Kentoku and before Tenju.  This period started in October 1372 and ended in May 1375.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bunchū" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 90.  The Southern Court monarch in Yoshino during this time was .Nussbaum, "Chōkei Tennō," p. 120.  The Northern Court pretender in Kyoto was .Nussbaum, "Go-En'yū Tennō," p. 251; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 310-312.

Events of the Bunchū era 
 1373–1406 (Bunchū 2–Ōei 13): Embassies between China and Japan.Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron", p. 329.
 1374 (Bunchū 3): En'yū became the head of the Northern Court.

Northern Court nengō
 Ōan, 1368–1375

Related pages
 Muromachi period

References

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

Bunchū1st2nd3rd4th  1372  1373 1374  1375  
Preceded by:KentokuEra or nengō:BunchūSucceeded by:Tenju

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