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was a after ''Bun'ō and before Bun'ei.'' This period spanned the years from February 1261 to February 1264. The reigning emperor was .

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Sculpture in Kizugawa, Kyoto dated to 1262.
Historical era.before
Bun'ō
Historical era.after
Bun'ei
Historical era.monarch
Emperor Kameyama
Historical era.name
Kōchō
Historical era.location
Japan
Historical era.start
February 1261
Historical era.end
February 1264

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Country
Japan
Followed by
Bun'ei
Follows
Bun'ō
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start time
1261-02-00
end time
1264-02-00
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Change of era
  • Events of the '' Kōchō'' era
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

was a after ''Bun'ō and before Bun'ei. This period spanned the years from February 1261 to February 1264. The reigning emperor was .

==Change of era== ; 1261: 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 Bun'ō 2. The era name comes from The Political Program of the Zhenguan Period and combines the characters ("broad") and ("long").

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kōchō” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.