Bunna

Bunna (文和), also romanized as Bunwa, was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. year name) of the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Kannō and before Enbun. This period started in September 1352^[1] and ended in March 1356.^[2] The pretender in Kyoto was Go-Kōgon-tennō (後光厳天皇).^[3] Go-Kōgon's Southern Court rival in Yoshino during this time-frame was Go-Murakami-tennō (後村上天皇).^[4]

1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bunwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 93.
2. ↑ Nussbaum, "Embun" at p. 175; see also NengoCalc Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-29.
3. ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Kōgon Tennō," p. 255; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 302-303.
4. ↑ Nussbaum, "Go-Murakami Tennō," p. 257.