Bun'ō

Bun'ō was a Japanese era name after Shōka and before Kōchō. This period spanned the years from April 1260 to February 1261. The reigning emperor was Emperor Kameyama.

Change of era

1260 Bun'ō gannen: The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The years of the Shōgen era were part of a period marked by famine and epidemics; and the era name was changed in quick succession in the hope that this might bring them to a close. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Shōka 3.

Events of the ''Bun'ō'' era

1260 : Crop failures brought widespread starvation. 1260 : Nichiren preached in the streets of Kamakura. July 16, 1260 : Nichiren submitted a formal remonstrance to Hojo Tokiyori; this was the "Treatise on Securing Peace in the Land through the Establishment of True Buddhism" 1260 : Buddhism was introduced from Japan to the Ryūkyū Kingdom.1260 : The rise of pirates and increased raids from safe havens in Tsushima began to develop into a major problem.