was a after Meitoku and before Shōchō. This period spanned the years from July 1394 through April 1428. Reigning emperors were and . Change of era 1394 : The new era name was created because of plague. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Meitoku 5, the 5th day of the 7th month. Events of the Ōei era 1394 (Ōei 1): Yoshimitsu officially cedes his position to his son; 1396 (Ōei 3): Imagawa Sadayo dismissed. 1397 (Ōei 4): Uprising in Kyūshū suppressed. May 13, 1397 (Ōei 4, 16th day of the 4th month): Construction begun on Kinkaku-ji. 1397 (Ōei 4, 8th month): an Imperial ambassador is dispatched from Emperor Go-Komatsu to the court of the Hongwu Emperor of China. September 1398 (Ōei 5, 8th month): In the early autumn in the 6th year of the reign of King Taejong of Joseon, a diplomatic mission was sent to Japan. Pak Tong-chi and his retinue arrived in Kyoto. Shōgun Yoshimochi presented the envoy with a formal diplomatic letter; and presents were given for the envoy to convey to the Joseon court. 1398 (Ōei 5) Muromachi administration organized. November 18, 1399 (Ōei 6, 28th day of the 10th month): begins. Ōuchi Yoshihiro raises an army against shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu; and the Ashikaga forces prevail against this opposition. 1399 (Ōei 6): Ōuchi Yoshihiro and Ashikaga Mitsukane rebel—Ōei War. 1401 (Ōei 8, 2nd month): The Imperial Palace was burned. 1401 (Ōei 8): Yoshimitsu sends a diplomatic mission to the court of the Jianwen Emperor of China as a tentative first step in re-initiating trade between Japan and Ming China. The letter conveyed to the Emperor of China was accompanied by a gift of 1000 ounces of gold and diverse objects. 1402 (Ōei 9): A letter from the Jianwen Emperor of China was received by Yoshimitsu; and this formal communication mistakenly accords the title "king of Japan" to the Japanese shōgun. 1402 (Ōei 9): Uprising in Mutsu suppressed. 1404 (Ōei 11): Yoshimitsu appointed Nippon Koku-Ō (King of Japan) by Chinese emperor. 1408 (Ōei 15): Yoshimitsu dies. 1408 (Ōei 15): Yoshimochi comes into his own as a shōgun. 1409 (Ōei 16, 3rd month): An ambassador from the Joseon court was received in Kyoto. 1409 (Ōei 16): Ashikaga Mochiuji becomes Kantō kubō. 1411 (Ōei 18): Yoshimochi breaks off relations with China. 1412 (Ōei 19): Emperor Shōkō was made the new sovereign upon the abdication of