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Bunchū (文中) was aJapanese era name (年号,nengō, lit. year name) of theSouthern Court during theEra of Northern and Southern Courts afterKentoku and beforeTenju. This period spanned the years from October 1372 to May 1375.^[1] TheSouthern Court emperor in Yoshino during this timeframe wasEmperor Chōkei (長慶天皇,Chōkei-tennō). TheNorthern court emperor inKyoto wasEmperor Go-En'yū (後円融天皇,Go-En'yū-tennō).^[2]

During theMeiji period, an Imperial decree dated March 3, 1911, established that the legitimate reigning monarchs of this period were the direct descendants ofEmperor Go-Daigo throughEmperor Go-Murakami, whose Southern Court (南朝,nanchō) had been established in exile inYoshino, near Nara.^[3]

Until the end of theEdo period, the militarily superior pretender-Emperors supported by theAshikaga shogunate had been mistakenly incorporated in Imperial chronologies, despite the undisputed fact that theImperial Regalia were not in their possession.^[3]

This illegitimateNorthern Court (北朝,hokuchō) had been established inKyoto byAshikaga Takauji.^[3]

• 1372, also calledBunchū gannen (文中元年): The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced inKentoku 3.^[4]

In this time frame,Ōan (1368–1375) was the Southern Court equivalentnengō.^[4]

• 1372 (Bunchū 1): ShōgunAshikaga Yoshimitsu establishes an annual revenue forIwashimizu Hachiman-gū.^[4]
• 1373-1406 (Bunchū 2 –Ōei 13): Embassies between China and Japan.^[5]
• 1374 (Bunchū 3): The formerEmperor Go-Kōgon died at age 73,^[6]
• 1374 (Bunchū 3): Emperor Go-En'yū ascends northern throne.^[5]

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