− | *A ''[[kango boeki|kangô bôeki]]'' mission, consisting of five ships, and co-sponsored by the [[Yamana clan]], the [[Ashikaga shogunate]], [[Sokoku-ji|Sôkoku-ji]], [[Sanjusangendo|Sanjûsangendô]], and thirteen other daimyô, temples, and shrines, arrives in China. | + | *The first ''[[kango boeki|kangô bôeki]]'' mission since [[1410]] arrives in China. The mission consists of five ships, and is co-sponsored by the [[Yamana clan]], the [[Ashikaga shogunate]], [[Sokoku-ji|Sôkoku-ji]], [[Sanjusangendo|Sanjûsangendô]], and thirteen other daimyô, temples, and shrines. The documents sent by Shogun [[Ashikaga Yoshinori]] refer to the shogun as "Your Subject, [[Minamoto clan|Minamoto]] Yoshinori," and employ the Chinese [[Xuande Emperor|Xuande]] reign year; the Ming Court responds favorably, sending a mission which formally invests Yoshinori as "King of Japan," and provides 100 new ''kangô'' ("tallies"). |