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Shōka (era)
Period of Japanese history (1257–1259 CE) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Shōka" was also the Japanese name for Changhua City, Taiwan, while "Shoka" is the foreshortened name of the town of Shokat as-Sufi in the Gaza Strip.
Shōka (正嘉) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year name") after Kōgen and before Shōgen. This period spanned the years from March 1257 to March 1259.[1] The reigning emperor was Go-Fukakusa-tennō (後深草天皇).[2]