Meiō


Meiō, also known as Mei-ō, was a Japanese era name after Entoku and before Bunki. This period spanned the years from through. Reigning emperors were Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan and Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan.

Change of era

1492 Meiō gannen: 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 : Shōgun Yoshimura 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.1492 : The kampaku Ichijō Fuyuyoshi was named daijō-daijin.1492 : Shōgun Yoshimura, accompanied by Hatakeyama Masanaga, marched against Kawachi Province, with plans to capture and put to death Hatakeyama Toshitoyo, the son of Yoshinari.September 12, 1495 : Earthquake at Kamakura, 7.1 on the Surface-wave magnitude scale.July 9, 1498 : Earthquake in the Enshū-nada Sea, 6.4.September 20, 1498 : Earthquake in the Enshū-nada Sea, 8.3 ; and also on that same day, another earthquake in Nankaidō, 7.5.