Bunmei

Change of era

• 1469 Bunmei gannen: The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in Ōnin 3.

  Events of the ''Bunmei'' era

• 1468 : Ichijō Kanera was relieved of his duties as kampaku.
• January 18, 1471 : The former Emperor Go-Hanazono died at age 52.
• April 16, 1473 : Yamana Sōzen died at age 70.
• 1478 : Ichijō Kanera published Bunmei ittō-ki which deals with political ethics and six points about the duties of a prince.
• February 21, 1482 : Construction of Ashikaga Yoshimasa's Silver Pavilion commenced.