Eishō (永正) was a Japanese era after Bunki and before Daiei and spanned from 1504 to 1521. The reigning emperor was Go-Kashiwabara.

Change of Era

To mark the beginning of a new cycle of the Chinese zodiac, on Bunki 4, 2nd month, 30th day, the era changed to Eishō

Events of the Eishō Era

• Eishō 2 (1505) - Noda Castle built
• Eishō 8, 8th month 24th day (1511) - Battle of Funaokayama, Fearing Hosokawa Seiken (?)'s attack on Kyōto, former Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshitane who had fled to Tamba, with the assistance of Ōuchi Yoshioki encamped at Funaokayama, and entered the capital
• Eishō 9 (1512) - Tamanawa Castle built

Births of the Eishō Era

• Eishō 7 (1510) - Oda Nobuhide, general, father of Oda Nobunaga (died Temmon 20/1551)
• Eishō 7 {1510) - Matsunaga Hisahide, general (died Tenshō 5/1576)
• Eishō 8 (1511) - Ashikaga Yoshiharu, 12th Shōgun of Muromachi Bakufu (died Temmon 19/1550)
• Eishō 14, 5th month, 29th day (1517) - Emperor Ōgimachi (died Bunroku 2/1593)

Deaths of the Eishō Era

• Eishō 8, 8th month 14th day (September 6, 1511) - Ashikaga Yoshizumi, 11th Shōgun of the Muromachi Bakufu (born Bummei 12/1480)

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