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'''Ōnin''' (Japanese: 応仁) was a Japanese era name (年号, ''nengō'', lit. year name) after ''Bunshō'' and before ''Bunmei''. This period spanned the years from 1467 through 1469. The reigning emperor was Go-Tsuchimikado''-tennō'' (後土御門天皇).

Contents

Change of Era

Events of the ''Ōnin'' Era

References

Notes

Further reading

External links

Change of Era

★ '''Ōnin gannen''' (応仁元年) or '''Ōnin 1''' (1467): The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events.

Events of the ''Ōnin'' Era

★ The ''Ōnin War'': This conflict began as a controversy over who should follow Ashikaga Yoshimasa as shogun after his retirement -- whether it would be his brother or his son; but this succession dispute was merely a pretext for rival groups of daimyos to fight in a struggle for military supremacy. There was no clearcut winner. The daimyos simply fought themselves into exhaustion.^[1]

★ Construction begins on the Silver Pavilion (also known as Ginkaku-ji) in the eastern hills (Higashiyama) near Kyoto.^[2]

References

Notes

1. Varley, H. (1973). ''Japanese Culture: A Short History,'' p. 84.
2. Varley, p. 84

Further reading

★ Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō (1652)], ''Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth.'' Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.--''Two copies of this rare book have now been made available online: (1) from the library of the University of Michigan, digitized January 30, 2007; and (2) from the library of Stanford University, digitized June 23, 2006.'' Click here to read the original text in French.

★ Varley, H. Paul. (1973). ''Japanese Culture: A Short History.'' New York.

External links

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

Ōnin	1st	2nd	3rd
Gregorian	1467	1468	1469

Preceded by: ''Bunshō''

' Era or ''nengō'': 'Ōnin

Succeeded by: ''Bunmei''