Meiō
Period of Japanese history (1492–1501)
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Meiō (明応), also known as Mei-ō, was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō; "year name") after Entoku and before Bunki. This period spanned the years from July 1492 through February 1501.[1] Reigning emperors were Go-Tsuchimikado-tennō (後土御門天皇) and Go-Kashiwabara-tennō (後柏原天皇).[2]
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Change of era
- 1492 Meiō gannen (明応元年): The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in Entoku 4.
Events of the Meiō era
- 1492 (Meiō 1, 8th month): Shōgun Yoshimura[3] led an army against Takayori in Ōmi Province. He laid siege to Mii-dera. Takayori saved himself by escaping in the slopes of Mount Koka. Then, Shōgun Yoshimura returned to Heian-kyō.[4]
- 1492 (Meiō 2, 1st month): The kampaku Ichijō Fuyuyoshi was named daijō-daijin.[4]
- 1492 (Meiō 2, 2nd month): Shōgun Yoshimura, accompanied by Hatakeyama Masanaga, marched against Kawachi Province, with plans to capture and put to death Hatakeyama Toshitoyo, the son of Yoshinari.[4]
- September 12, 1495 (Meiō 4, 24th day of the 8th month): Earthquake at Kamakura (35.100°N 139.500°E), 7.1 on the Surface-wave magnitude scale (Ms ).[5]
- July 9, 1498 (Meiō 7, 20th day of the 6th month): Earthquake in the Enshū-nada Sea (34.400°N 137.700°E), 6.4 Ms .[5]
- September 20, 1498 (Meiō 7, 2nd day of the 7th month): Earthquake in the Enshū-nada Sea (34.000°N 138.100°E), 8.3 Ms ; and also on that same day, another earthquake in Nankaidō (33.500°N 135.200°E), 7.5 Ms .[5]