Ōchō

Ōchō was a Japanese era name after Enkyō and before Shōwa. This period spanned 11 months from April 1311 through February 1312. The reigning emperor was Emperor Hanazono.

Change of era

1311 Ōchō gannen: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Enkyō 4. The era name is derived from the Old Book of Tang and combines the characters and .

Events of the ''Ōchō'' era

Initially, former-Emperor Fushimi administered the court up through the time he took the tonsure as a Buddhist monk, which happened after this nengō ended.1311 : The sesshō, Takatsukasa Fuyuhira assisted at Emperor Hanazono's coming of age ceremony.1311 : Takatsukasa Fuyuhira took on a new role as kampaku.1311 : Hōjō Morotoki, who was the tenth shikken of the Kamakura Bakufu, dies at the age of 37 years.