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Shōō (Kamakura period)
Shōō
was a
Japanese era name
after
Kōan
and before
Einin.
This period spanned the years from
April
1288
through August
1293
. The reigning
emperor
was
Emperor Fushimi
.
Change of
era
1288
Shōō gannen
: The new
era name
was created to mark an event or a number of events. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in
Kōan
11.
Events
of the ''Shōō'' era
April 16
, 1288
: The accession of Emperor Fushimi took place.
1288
: Oracles of the three
deities
&mdash
;
Amaterasu
, Hachiman and Kasuga
appeared
on the
surface
of
the pond
at Todaiji in
Nara
.
May 26
, 1293
: An
earthquake
in
Kamakura, Japan
kills
an estimated
23,000
.
