Ryakuō

Ryakuō (暦応) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Kemmu and before Kōei. The period started in August 1338 and ended in April 1342.^[1] The pretender in Kyoto was Emperor Kōmyō (光明天皇, Kōmyō-tennō).^[2] Kōmyō's Southern Court rival in Yoshino during this time was Emperor Go-Murakami (後村上天皇, Go-Murakami-tennō).^[3]

Events of the Ryakuō era

• 28 August 1338 (Ryakuō 1, 13th day of the 7th month): Ashikaga forces burned Daikaku-ji.^[4]
• 19 September 1339 (Ryakuō 3, 16th day of the 8th month): Emperor Go-Daigo died.^[5]
• 1340 (Ryakuō 3): Sightings of a "broom star" (comet) are recorded.^[6]

Southern Court nengō

• Engen, 1336–1340
• Kōkoku, 1340–1346

Related pages

• Muromachi period