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

References

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Meitoku" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 625.
2. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Genchū" at p. 236.
3. Nussbaum, "Go-Komatsu Tennō," p. 255; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 317-320.
4. Nussbaum, "Go-Kameyama Tennō," pp. 254-255.
5. Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: The "Tokushi Yoron", p. 330.
6. In 1392, the two rival courts were said to be reunited in the era of Meitoku. Genchū 9 became Meitoku 3 when the two courts were reunited.

Other websites

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

Keichō	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
	1390	1391	1392	1393	1394

Preceded by: Kōō

Northern Court nengō: Meitoku

Succeeded by: Ōei

Preceded by: Genchū 1384–1392

Southern Court nengō: —— 1392–1394

Succeeded by: ——