Shogen Shogen Vaccine shortage of 2004 Category="Japanese eras"Shōgen (正元) was a Japanese era after Shōka and before Bun'o that spanned from 1259 to 1260. Reigning emperors were Emperor Go-Fukakusa and Emperor Kameyama.

The Shōgen era was in a period marked by famine and epidemics and the era name was changed twice in short succession in the hope that this might bring them to a close.

Shōgen is also an alternative pronunciation of the name of the Jōgen era (1207-1211).

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Preceded by:
Shōka		Japanese era nameSucceeded by:
Bun'o