Shuchō
Sign in to save, alternatively read as Suchō or Akamitori, was a after a gap following Hakuchi (650–654) and before another gap lasting until Taihō (701–704). This Shuchō period briefly spanned a period of mere months, June through September 686. The reigning sovereigns were and .
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, alternatively read as Suchō or Akamitori, was a after a gap following Hakuchi (650–654) and before another gap lasting until Taihō (701–704). This Shuchō period briefly spanned a period of mere months, June through September 686. The reigning sovereigns were and .
==History== In 686, also known as , the new era name referred to the red bird of the south, which was one of the Chinese directional animals. The nengō did not survive Emperor Tenmu's death. The era ended with the accession of Temmu's successor, Empress Jitō.
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