Eiroku

Beginning and end of an era: ^{[4] [5] [1]}

• 28th day of the 2nd moon of the 4th year of Koji (according to the Julian calendar - March 18, 1558);
• The 23rd day of the 4th moon of the 13th year to Eyroku (according to the Julian calendar , May 27, 1570)

The name Nengo was borrowed from the 26th juan of the ancient Chinese composition Qun Shu Zhi Yao ( Chinese 群 書 治 要 , Pinyin : Qún shū zhì yào , literally: “Various books about the essence of management”): 「能 保 世 持家 、 永全 福禄 者 也 」 ^[4] .

Julian calendar dates

• 1558 - 1569 years (1st - 12th years of Airoku) - on the orders of the Miyoshi clan, who owned the provinces of Ava , Sanuki and Awaji , a code of laws "Shinka seishiki" was compiled ^[6] ;
• June 12, 1560 (19th day of the 5th moon of the 3rd year of Eiroku) - Battle of Okehazama : Imagawa Yoshimoto , who led the troops of the province of Suruga against Owari , was defeated by Oda Nobunaga , who became the head of the province of Owari; Tokugawa Ieyasu occupied the Mikawa province and became the owner of Okazaki Castle ( 岡 崎 城 Okazaki Jo:) ^[7] ;
• 1560 (1st moon of the 3rd year of Eiroku) - the ceremony of coronation of Emperor Ogimati; money for it was allocated by Mori Motonari and others ^[7] ;
• 1563 (6th year of Eiroku) - Japanese pirates sacked the Chinese city of Nanjing ^[8] ;
• 1564 (the 7th year of Eyroku) - Oda Nobunaga completed the conquest of the province of Mino and built the castle of Gifu ^[9] ;
• 1567 (10th year of Eiroku) - on the orders of Rokkaku Yoshikata and Rokkaku Yoshiharu, who owned the southern part of Omi province, a code of laws “Rokkakushi Sikimoku” was compiled ^[6] ;
• 1568 (2nd moon of the 11th year of Eiroku) - Ashikaga Yoshihide became a shogun ^[10] ;
• 1568 (9th moon of the 11th year of Eiroku) - Ashikaga Yoshihide died of a contagious disease ^[10] .

The table below shows the correspondence of Japanese traditional and European chronology. In parentheses to the year number of the Japanese era, the name of the corresponding year from the 60-year cycle of the Chinese Gan-chi system is indicated . The Japanese months are traditionally called moons .

^{* An} asterisk indicates short months (moons) of 29 days. The remaining months last 30 days.

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