Ōei

Ōei (応永) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Meitoku and before Shōchō. This period started in July 1394 and ended in April 1428.^[1] During this time, the emperors were Go-Komatsu-tennō (後小松天皇,)^[2] and Shōkō-tennō (称光天皇).^[3]

Events of the Ōei era

In the 26th year of *Ōei*, Tsushima Island was invaded by Korean military forces. 15th century map by Sin Suk-ju

27 August 1394 (Ōei 1, 1st day of the 7th month): Former-Emperor Chōkei died.^[4]
1398 (Ōei 5): Kinkaku-ji or "Gold Pavillion" is built by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.^[5]
September 1398 (Ōei 5, 8th month): In the 6th year of the reign of King Taejong of Joseon, a Korean diplomatic mission was received in Japan.^[6]
1399 (Ōei 6): Ōei Rebellion (応永の乱, Ōei-no-ran) began. Ōuchi Yoshiharu raised an army against Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.^[1]
1401 (Ōei 8, 2nd month): The Imperial Palace was destroyed by fire.^[7]
1402 (Ōei 9): A letter from the emperor of China was received by Yoshimitsu; and this formal communication mistakenly gives the title "king of Japan" to the Japanese shogun.^[8]
1419 (Ōei 26) : Ōei Invasion (応永の外寇, Ōei no gaikō) was a Joseon military action in Tsushima Province (Tsushima Island). More than 200 ships and 17,000 fighting men took part in this military expedition.^[1]
10 May 1424 (Ōei 31, 12th day of the 4th month): Former-Emperor Go-Kameyama died.^[9]

Related pages

Muromachi period

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 735. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 883. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
↑ Japan Society of London (1928). Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society, London. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. p. 38.
↑ Asian Historical Architecture, "Kinkaku-ji Temple - 金閣寺 (built 1398, destroyed 1950, reconstructed 1955) "; retrieved 2012-4-27.
↑ Kang, Etsuko Hae-Jin (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: From the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-312-17370-8.
↑ Klaproth, Julius von (1834). Nipon o dai itsi ran: ou Annales des empereurs du Japon. Oriental Translation Fund. p. 323.
↑ Klaproth, Julius von (1834). Nipon o dai itsi ran: ou Annales des empereurs du Japon. Oriental Translation Fund. p. 324.
↑ Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane (1931). Kyoto: the Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869. Ponsonby Memorial Society. p. 185.

Other websites

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

Ōei	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
	1394	1395	1396	1397	1398	1399	1400	1401	1402	1403	1404	1405	1406	1407	1408	1409	1410	1411	1412	1413

Ōei	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th	31st	32th	33th	34th	35th
	1414	1415	1416	1417	1418	1419	1420	1421	1422	1423	1424	1425	1426	1427	1428

Preceded by:
Meitoku

Era or nengō:
Ōei

Succeeded by:
Shōchō

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[Nussbaum_2002_735-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 735. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.

[2] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.

[3] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 883. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.

[4] Japan Society of London (1928). Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society, London. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. p. 38.

[5] Asian Historical Architecture, "Kinkaku-ji Temple - 金閣寺 (built 1398, destroyed 1950, reconstructed 1955) "; retrieved 2012-4-27.

[6] Kang, Etsuko Hae-Jin (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: From the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-312-17370-8.

[titsingh323-7] Klaproth, Julius von (1834). Nipon o dai itsi ran: ou Annales des empereurs du Japon. Oriental Translation Fund. p. 323.

[titsingh324-8] Klaproth, Julius von (1834). Nipon o dai itsi ran: ou Annales des empereurs du Japon. Oriental Translation Fund. p. 324.

[9] Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane (1931). Kyoto: the Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869. Ponsonby Memorial Society. p. 185.

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