Karyaku

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Karyaku (嘉暦?) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō,?, lit. "year name") after Shōchū and before Gentoku. This period spanned the years from 1326 to 1329. The reigning Emperor was Go-Daigo-tennō (後醍醐天皇?).[1]

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[edit] Change of era

  • Karyaku gannen (嘉暦元年?); 1326: The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Shōchū 3.

[edit] Events of the Karyaku era

  • Karyaku 1 (1326):
  • Karyaku 1, on the 14th day of the 2nd month (March 8, 1326): There is a total eclipse of the moon.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 278-281; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 239-241.
  2. ^ Xu, Zhentao et al. (2000). East-Asian Archaeoastronomy: Historical Records of Astronomical Observations of China, Japan and Korea, p. 97.


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Karyaku 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Gregorian 1326 1327 1328 1329

Preceded by:
Shōchū

Era or nengō:
Karyaku

Succeeded by:
Gentoku