was a after Daiei and before Tenbun. This era spanned from August 1528 to July 1532. The reigning emperor was .

Change of era

  • 1528 : The era name was changed to mark the enthronement of Emperor Go-Nara. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Daiei 8, the 20th day of the 8th month.

:This nengō takes its name from the I Ching: "He who sits on the Imperial Throne enjoys Heaven's Favor (居天位享天禄).

Events of the Kyōroku era

thumb|right|Statues were blackened in the fire at Yakushi-ji in 1528.

  • 1528 (Kyōroku 1): Fire damaged Yakushi-ji in Nara.
  • 1528 (Kyōroku 1): Former kampaku Konoe Tanye became sadaijin. The former naidaijin, Minamoto-no Mitsikoto, becomes the udaijin. Former dainagon Kiusho Tanemitsi becomes naidaijin.
  • 1529 (Kyōroku 2): Neo-Confucian scholar Wang Yangming died.
  • 1530 (Kyōroku 3, 7th month): The former-kampaku Kiyusho Hisatsune died at the age of 63.
  • 1532 (Kyōroku 5): Followers of the Ikko sect were driven out of Kyoto; and they settled in Osaka.

Notes

References

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