BUNKI
'''Bunki''' (Japanese: 文亀) was a Japanese era name (年号, ''nengō'', lit. year name) after ''Meiō'' and before ''Eishō.'' This period spanned the years from 1501 through 1504. The reigning emperor was Go-Kashiwabara''-tennō'' (後柏原天皇).
★ '''Bunki 1''' (文亀元年; 1501): The era name was changed to mark the anniversary of the enthronement of Go-Kashiwabara and the 58th year of the Chinese zodiac. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Meiō'' 10, on the 29th day of the 2nd month.
★ '''Bunki 1''' (1501):
★ '''Bunki 1''' (1501): The former Shogun Yoshimura was exiled; and he retired then in the province of Souwa, and he lived in exitle in the home of the daimyo of that han. He changed his name to Ashikaga Yoshitada. He had many of the world with him, and he summoned all the military forces of the western empire to come to his aid. Hosokawa Masamoto was made master of all the provinces which encircled the Kinai.[1]
★ '''Bunki 2''', in the 7th month (1502): Minamoto-no "Yosi taka" was elevated to the 2nd tier of the 4th class ''kuge'' officials; and he expressed thanks to the emperor for that honor. In the same month, the name of [Ashikaga] "Yosi taka" was changed to that of "Yosi soumi".[2]
★ '''Bunki 3''' (1503): There was a great drought in the summer of this year.[3]
1. Titsingh, I. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon,'' p. 364.
2. Titsingh, p. 365. [1834 transliteration, conventional spelling unknown]
3. Titsingh, p. 365.
★ Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō (1652)], ''Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth.'' Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.--''Two digitized examples of this rare book have now been made available online: (1) from the library of the University of Michigan, digitized January 30, 2007; and (2) from the library of Stanford University, digitized June 23, 2006.'' Click here to read the original text in French.
★ National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Contents |
| Change of Era |
| Events of the ''Bunki'' Era |
| References |
| Notes |
| Further reading |
| External links |
Change of Era
★ '''Bunki 1''' (文亀元年; 1501): The era name was changed to mark the anniversary of the enthronement of Go-Kashiwabara and the 58th year of the Chinese zodiac. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Meiō'' 10, on the 29th day of the 2nd month.
Events of the ''Bunki'' Era
★ '''Bunki 1''' (1501):
★ '''Bunki 1''' (1501): The former Shogun Yoshimura was exiled; and he retired then in the province of Souwa, and he lived in exitle in the home of the daimyo of that han. He changed his name to Ashikaga Yoshitada. He had many of the world with him, and he summoned all the military forces of the western empire to come to his aid. Hosokawa Masamoto was made master of all the provinces which encircled the Kinai.[1]
★ '''Bunki 2''', in the 7th month (1502): Minamoto-no "Yosi taka" was elevated to the 2nd tier of the 4th class ''kuge'' officials; and he expressed thanks to the emperor for that honor. In the same month, the name of [Ashikaga] "Yosi taka" was changed to that of "Yosi soumi".[2]
★ '''Bunki 3''' (1503): There was a great drought in the summer of this year.[3]
References
Notes
1. Titsingh, I. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon,'' p. 364.
2. Titsingh, p. 365. [1834 transliteration, conventional spelling unknown]
3. Titsingh, p. 365.
Further reading
★ Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō (1652)], ''Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth.'' Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.--''Two digitized examples of this rare book have now been made available online: (1) from the library of the University of Michigan, digitized January 30, 2007; and (2) from the library of Stanford University, digitized June 23, 2006.'' Click here to read the original text in French.
External links
★ National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Bunki | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Gregorian | 1501 | 1502 | 1503 | 1504 |
| Preceded by: ''Meiō'' | ' Era or ''nengō''': Bunki | Succeeded by: ''Eishō'' |
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