Bunmei
Bunmei (文明) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Ōnin and before Chōkyō. This period started in April 1469 and ended in July 1487.[1] During this time, the emperor was Go-Tsuchimikado-tennō (後土御門天皇).[2]
Events of the Bunmei era

In the 14th year of Bummei, the major construction work of the Silver Pavilion (Ginkakuji) was started
- 18 January 1471 (Bunmei 2, 27th day of the 12th month ): The former-Emperor Go-Hanazono died at age 52.[3]
- 16 April 1473 (Bunmei 5, on the 19th day of the 3rd month): Yamana Sōzen died at age 70.[4]
- 1478 (Bunmei 10): The philosopher Ichijō Kanera (1402–1481) published Bummei ittō-ki (On the Unity of Knowledge and Culture) which is about political ethics.[5]
- 21 February 1482 (Bummei 14, 4th day of the 2nd month): Construction of Ashikaga Yoshimasa's Silver Pavilion was started.[6]
- 1484 (Bunmei 16): Ginkaku-ji or "Silver Pavillion" is built by Ashikaga Yoshimasa[7]
Related pages
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bunmei" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 89.
- Nussbaum, "Go-Tsuchimikado Tennō," p. 265; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 352-360.
- Carter, Steven D. (1996). Literary patronage in late medieval Japan, p. 65; Titsingh, p. 356; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 後花園天皇 (102); retrieved 2012-5-23.
- Titsingh, p. 357.
- Nussbaum, "Bunmei ittō-ki" at p. 89.
- Keene, Donald. (2003). Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavillion, p. 87.
- Asian Historical Architecture, "Ginkaku-ji Temple - 銀閣寺 (built 1484-90 onward)"; retrieved 2012-4-27.
Other websites
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Bunmei | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th |
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1469 | 1470 | 1471 | 1472 | 1473 | 1474 | 1475 | 1476 | 1477 | 1478 | 1479 | 1480 | 1481 | 1482 | 1483 | 1484 | 1485 | 1486 | 1487 |
Preceded by: Ōnin |
Era or nengō: Bunmei |
Succeeded by: Chōkyō |
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