Shōgen
Sign in to savewas a after Shōka and before ''Bun'ō.'' This period spanned the years from March 1259 through April 1260. The reigning emperors were and .
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- Instance of
- Japanese era name
- Country
- Japan
- Followed by
- Bun'ō
- Follows
- Shōka
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- start time
- 1259-03-00
- end time
- 1260-04-00
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was a after Shōka and before ''Bun'ō. This period spanned the years from March 1259 through April 1260. The reigning emperors were and .
==Change of era== 1259 : The new era name was created to mark an event or a number of events. The years of the Shōgen era were part of a period marked by famine and epidemics; and the era name was changed in quick succession in the hope that this might bring the period to a close. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Shōka 3.
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