Kyōroku facts for kids

Kyōroku (享禄) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Daiei and before Tenbun. This period started in August 1528 and ended July 1532. During this time, the emperor was Go-Nara-tennō (後奈良天皇).

Events of the Kyōroku era

Statues were blackened in fire at Yakushi-ji in the 1st year of Kyōroku

• 1528 (Kyōroku 1): Fire damaged Yakushi-ji in Nara.
• 1528 (Kyōroku 1): Konoe Tanye became Minister of the Left (sadaijin).
• 1529 (Kyōroku 2): Neo-Confucian scholar Wang Yangming died.
• 1530 (Kyōroku 3, 7th month): Kiyusho Hisatsune died at the age of 63. He had held the office of Chancellor (kampaku).
• 1531 (Kyōroku 4): The Kamakura shogunate office of Governor (shugo) was ended.
• 1532 (Kyōroku 5): Followers of the Ikko sect were driven out of Kyoto; and they settled in Osaka.

Related pages

• Muromachi period

• National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection