Meitoku

Meitoku (明徳) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Kōō and before Ōei. This period started in March 1390 and ended in July 1394.^[1] After October 1392, Meitoku replaced the Southern Court's nengō (Genchū).^[2] The pretender in Kyoto was Emperor Go-Komatsu (後小松天皇, Go-Komatsu-tennō)^[3] Go-Komatsu's Southern Court rival in Yoshino until 1392 was Emperor Go-Kameyama (後亀山天皇, Go-Kameyama-tennō)..^[4]

Events of Meitoku era

• 1391 (Meitoku 2): Yamana Ujikyo attacked Kyoto.^[5]
• 1392 (Meitoku 3), also known as Genchū 9: Northern and Southern courts were reunited under Go-Komatsu.^[5]

Southern Court nengō

• Genchū, 1384–1392^[6]

Related pages

• Muromachi period