Enbun

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 undisputed recognition that the Imperial Regalia were not in their possession. This illegitimate had been established in Kyoto by Ashikaga Takauji. ==Change of era==

• 1356, 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 Bunna 5. In this time frame, Shōhei (1346–1370) was the Southern Court equivalent nengō. ==Events of the Enbun era ==

• 1356 (Enbun 1, 7th month): Minamoto no Michisuke was advanced from the court rank of dainagon to naidaijin. • 1356 (Enbun 1, 7th month): Ashikaga Yoshinori is raised to the second rank of the third class in the court hierarchy. • 1357 (Enbun 2, 2nd month): Emperor Go-Murakami, who had captured former-Emperor Kōgon, former-Emperor Kōmyō and former-Emperor Sukō in 1352, released all three of them and permitted their return from Yoshino to Kyoto. Ashikaga Yoshiakira appointed shōgun; dissention and defections in shogunate. ==Notes==