Shōji (era)

Shōji (正治) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Kenkyū and before Kennin. This period started in April 1199 and ended in February 1201.[1] The reigning emperor was Tsuchimikado-tennō (土御門天皇).[2]

Events of the Shōji era

  • 29 January 1199 (Shōji 2, 12th day of the 2nd month): Oyama Tomomasa was appointed to the governor of Harima Province and governor of Kyoto.[3]
  • 1200 (Shōji 2, 10th month): Hōjō Tokimasa was created daimyo of Ōmi Province.[4]

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References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shōji" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 882.
  2. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 221-224; Brown, Delmer. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 340; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 221.
  3. Titsingh, p. 223; Mass, Jeffrey P. (1976) The Kamakura Bakufu: A Study in Documents, p. 158.
  4. Titsingh, p. 224.

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Shōji 1st 2nd 3rd
1199 1200 1201
Preceded by:
Kenkyū
Era or nengō:
Shōji
Succeeded by:
Kennin