1383

North: Eitoku 3 (永徳三年); South: Kôwa 3 (弘和三年)

Timeline of 1383

1383/12 A tribute mission from Hokuzan, led by Mo Kesshû (模結習), arrives in China, marking the beginning of Hokuzan's tributary relations with the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chôkei abdicates in favor of Emperor Go-Kameyama.
Retired Emperor Go-Enyû, suspecting his consort Azechi no Tsubone of having an affair with Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, strikes her with a sword within the Imperial Palace. Afterwards, contemplating his actions, he considers suicide, but ultimately does not go through with it.
The kingdoms of Chûzan and Nanzan are both granted royal seals by the Ming Dynasty.
Ming China issues the first kangô bôeki trade tallies.

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