Editing Module:Chōroku

{{Short description|Period of Japanese history (1457–1460)}}
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{{nihongo|'''Chōroku'''|長禄}} was a {{nihongo|[[Japanese era name]]|年号|''nengō''| lit. "year name"}} after ''[[Kosho (era)|Kōshō]]'' and before ''[[Kanshō]].''  This period spanned the years from September 1457 through December 1460.<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Chōroku''" in [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA122&dq=  ''Japan encyclopedia'', p. 122]; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [https://archive.today/20120524174828/http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File].</ref> The reigning emperor was {{nihongo|[[Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan|Go-Hanazono]]''-tennō''|後花園天皇}}.<ref>Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP9&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran#PRA1-PA331,M1  ''Annales des empereurs du japon'', pp. 331]-351.</ref>

==Change of era==
* '''1457''' {{nihongo|''Chōroku gannen''|長禄元年}}: The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in ''Kōshō'' 3.

==Events of the ''Chōroku'' era==
* '''1457''' (''Chōroku 1'''): Tarō Sayemon attempted to retrieve the Sacred Jewel for Emperor Go-Hanazono; and he actually did manage to gain possession of it for a brief time. A counterattack prevented the success of this dangerous mission in [[Yoshino, Nara|Yoshino]].<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', p. 107.</ref> In 1443 (''[[Kakitsu]] 3, 23rd day of the 9th month''), an armed group of rebels penetrated the palace defenses. A fire was started and one of the men sought to kill Emperor Go-Hanazono, but the emperor escaped. However, the intruders managed to steal the [[Three Sacred Treasures|Sacred Treasures]] &ndash; the mirror, the sword and the jewel. Later, a guard found the mirror and a priest found the sword, but the location of the jewel was not known until the 8th month of ''[[Bunnan]] gannen.''<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP9&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran#PRA1-PA344,M1  pp. 344]-345.</ref>
* '''1458''' (''Chōroku 2, 8th month''):  The Sacred Jewel is retrieved from the former Southern Court. It is returned to [[Kyoto]] to join the other Sacred Treasures which comprise the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]].<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP9&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran#PRA1-PA349,M1  p. 349.]</ref>
* '''1459''' (''Chōroku 3''): Shōgun [[Ashikaga Yoshimasa]] provided a new ''mikoshi'' and a complete set of robes and other accouterments for this festival on the occasion of repairs to the [[Atsuta Shrine]] in the 1457-1459 (''Chōroku 1-3'').<ref name="shrines452">Ponsonby-Fane. (1962). ''Studies in Shinto and Shrines'', p. 452.</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). ''Japan Encyclopedia.'' Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48943301/editions?editionsView=true&referer=br OCLC 48943301]
* [[Richard Ponsonby-Fane|Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon]]. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan.'' Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. [http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/194887 OCLC 194887]
* ____________. (1962). ''Studies in Shinto and Shrines.'' Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. [http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/3994492 OCLC 3994492]
* [[Isaac Titsingh|Titsingh, Isaac.]] (1834). ''[[Nihon Odai Ichiran]]''; ou, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran  ''Annales des empereurs du Japon.'']  Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5850691 OCLC 5850691].

==External links==
* [[National Diet Library]], "The Japanese Calendar" [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection]

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