Eikyō

Change of era

• 1429 Eikyō gannen: The era name was changed to mark the beginning of the reign of Emperor Go-Hanazono. The previous era ended and a new era commenced in Shōchō 1, on the 29th day of the 7th month, when the new emperor was proclaimed.

  Events of the ''Eikyō'' era

• April 14, 1429 : Ashikaga Yoshinobu is honored in court; and thereafter, he is known as Yoshinori.
• 1429: Yoshinori appointed shōgun.
• 1430: Southern army surrenders.
• 1432: Akamatsu Mitsusuke flees; Yoshinori receives rescript from China.
• 1433 : The Emperor of China addressed a letter to shōgun Yoshinori in which, as a conventional aspect of the foreign relations of Imperial China, the Chinese assume that the head of the Ashikaga shogunate is effectively the "king of Japan".
• 1433: Ōtomo rebels; Hieizan monks rebel.
• 1434: Tosenbugyo established to regulate foreign affairs.
• 1436: Yasaka Pagoda at Hokanji in Kyoto destroyed by fire.
• 1438: Kantō Kanrei Ashikaga Mochiuji rebels against Muromachi shogunate, also known as Eikyō Rebellion.
• 1439: Mochiuji is defeated, and he commits suicide; dissatisfaction with Yoshinori grows.
• 1440: Yasaka Pagoda at Hokanji in Kyoto re-constructed by Yoshinori.
• 1441: Yoshinori grants Shimazu suzerainty over Ryukyu Islands; Akamatsu murders Yoshinori—Kakitsu Incident; Yamana kills Akamatsu.