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Shuchō (朱鳥), alternatively read as Suchō or Akamitori, was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") 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 Temmu-tennō (天武天皇) and Jitō-tennō (持統天皇).
History
In 686, also known as Shuchō gannen (朱鳥元年), 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 Temmu's death. The era ended with the accession of Temmu's successor, Empress Jitō.