Meitoku
Meitoku (Ming De ) was a Japanese era name (Nian Hao , nengo, lit. year name) of the Northern Court during the Nanboku-cho period after Koo and before Oei. This period started in March 1390 and ended in July 1394. After October 1392, Meitoku replaced the Southern Court's nengo (Genchu). The pretender in Kyoto was Go-Komatsu's Southern Court rival in Yoshino until 1392 was {{nihongo|Emperor Go-Kameyama|Hou Gui Shan Tian Huang |Go-Kameyama-tenno}}..
Events of Meitoku era
1391 (Meitoku 2): Yamana Ujikyo attacked Kyoto.
1392 (Meitoku 3), also known as Genchu 9'': Northern and Southern courts were reunited under Go-Komatsu.
Southern Court nengo
Genchu, 1384-1392
Related pages
Muromachi period
References
Other websites
National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Japanese eras
1390 establishments
14th-century establishments in Japan
1394 disestablishments
1390s disestablishments in Japan