改元

• 永德4年2月27日（陽曆1384年3月19日） 因遇到甲子革令而改元

• 至德4年8月23日（陽曆1387年10月5日） 改元為嘉慶

出典

出自『孝經』的「先王有至德要道、以訓天下、民用和睦、上下亡怨」。

至德年間要事

西元對照表

相關項目

Nanboku-chō overview

During the Meiji period, an Imperial decree dated March 3, 1911 established that the legitimate reigning monarchs of this period were the direct descendants of Emperor Go-Daigo through Emperor Go-Murakami, whose had been established in exile in Yoshino, near Nara.

Until the end of the Edo period, the militarily superior pretender-Emperors supported by the Ashikaga shogunate had been mistakenly incorporated in Imperial chronologies despite the undisputed fact that the Imperial Regalia were not in their possession.

This illegitimate had been established in Kyoto by Ashikaga Takauji.

Southern Court Equivalents: Genchū

Change of era

• 1384, also called : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Eitoku 4.

In this time frame, Genchū (1384–1393) was the Southern Court equivalent nengō.

Events of the Shitoku era

• 1384 (Shitoku 1, 3rd month): Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu gave up his court position as General of the Left (sadaish).

• 1385 (Shitoku 2, 8th month): Yoshimistu made a public visit to Kasuga-taisha.

• 1385 (Shitoku 2): Southern army defeated at Koga.

• 1386 (Shitoku 3, 7th month): Yoshimitsu authorized the Five Mountain System for ranking state-sponsored Buddhist temples; and Nanzen-ji was ranked at the top and in a class of its own.

• 1387-89: Dissension is growing in Toki family of Mino.