was a Japanese era name

Japanese era name

The Japanese era calendar scheme is a common calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era...

 (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Northern Court

Northern Court (Japan)

The , also known as the "Ashikaga Pretenders" or "Northern Pretenders", were a set of six pretenders to the throne of Japan during the Nanboku-chō period from 1336 through 1392...

 during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts

Nanboku-cho

The , spanning from 1336 to 1392, was a period that occurred during the formative years of the Muromachi bakufu of Japan's history.During this period, there existed a Northern Imperial Court, established by Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto, and a Southern Imperial Court, established by Emperor Go-Daigo in...

 after Kōan and before Ōan

Oan

, also romanized as Ō-an, was a Japanese era name of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Jōji and before Eiwa. This period spanned the years from February 1368 through February 1375...

. This period spanned the years from September 1362 through February 1368. The emperor in Kyoto was . Go-Kōgon's Southern Court

Southern Court

The were a set of four emperors whose legitimate claims were usurped during the Nanboku-chō period spanning from 1336 through 1392. In spite of the legitimacy of its claims to the throne, the Southern Court was permanently replaced in 1392 by the illegitimate Northern Court.-Nanboku-chō overview:...

 rival in Yoshino during this time-frame was

Nanboku-chō overview

During the Meiji period

Meiji period

The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...

, an Imperial decree dated March 3, 1911 established that the legitimate reigning monarchs of this period were the direct descendants of Emperor Go-Daigo

Emperor Go-Daigo

Emperor Go-Daigo was the 96th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession....

 through Emperor Go-Murakami

Emperor Go-Murakami

was the 97th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and a member of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period of rival courts. He reigned from September 18, 1339 until March 29, 1368 . His personal name was...

, whose had been established in exile in Yoshino, near Nara.

Until the end of the Edo period

Edo period

The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

, the militarily superior pretender-Emperors supported by the Ashikaga shogunate

Ashikaga shogunate

The , also known as the , was a Japanese feudal military regime, ruled by the shoguns of the Ashikaga clan.This period is also known as the Muromachi period and gets its name from Muromachi Street of Kyoto where the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu established his residence...

 had been mistakenly incorporated in Imperial chronologies despite the undisputed fact that the Imperial Regalia

Imperial Regalia of Japan

The , also known as the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan, consist of the sword Kusanagi , the mirror Yata no Kagami , and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama...

 were not in their possession.

This illegitimate had been established in Kyoto

Kyoto

is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...

 by Ashikaga Takauji

Ashikaga Takauji

was the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358...

.

Change of era

• 1362, also called : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Kōan 2.

In this time frame, Shōhei

Shohei

was a Japanese era name of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Kōkoku and before Kentoku. This period spanned the years from December 1346 to July 1370. The Southern Court emperors in Yoshino were and...

 (1346–1370) was a Southern Court equivalent nengō,

Events of the Jōji era

• 1362 (Jōji 1): The era begins with Ashikaga Yoshiakira
  Ashikaga Yoshiakira
  was the 2nd shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1358 to 1367 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshiakira was the son of the founder and first shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, Ashikaga Takauji....
  
   in control of Kyoto.
• 1365 (Jōji 4): Emperor Go-Daigo
  Emperor Go-Daigo
  Emperor Go-Daigo was the 96th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession....
  
  's son, Prince Kaneyoshi (also known as Kanenaga) gains control of Kyūshū.
• 1367 (Jōji 6): Kantō Kubō
  Kanto kubo
  was a title equivalent to shogun assumed by Ashikaga Motouji after his nomination to Kantō kanrei, or deputy shogun for the Kamakura-fu, in 1349. Motouji transferred his original title to the Uesugi family, which had previously held the hereditary title of , and would thereafter provide the Kantō...
  
   Ashikaga Motouji
  Ashikaga Motouji
  -See also:* Kamakura, Kanagawa - The Muromachi and Edo periods* The article Nanboku-chō period...
  
   dies; Yoshiakira falls ill and cedes his position to his son.
• 1368 (Jōji 7): Yoshiakira's son, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
  Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
  was the 3rd shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who ruled from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was the son of the second shogun Ashikaga Yoshiakira....
  
  , becomes the third shogun of what comest to be known as the Muromachi period
  Muromachi period
  The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kemmu restoration of imperial...
  
  .

External links

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

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Preceded by: Kōan

Era or nengō Japanese era name The Japanese era calendar scheme is a common calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era... : Jōji Joji was a Japanese era name of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Kōan and before Ōan. This period spanned the years from September 1362 through February 1368. The emperor in Kyoto was...

Succeeded by: Ōan Oan , also romanized as Ō-an, was a Japanese era name of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Jōji and before Eiwa. This period spanned the years from February 1368 through February 1375...

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