A phosphor comprising the main production phase of the phosphor expressed by the composition formula of MmAaBbOoNn:Zz (where an element M is one or more bivalent elements, an element A is one or more trivalent elements, an element B is one or more tetravalent elements, O is oxygen, N is nitrogen, an element Z is an activator, n=2/3m+a+4/3b−2/3o, m/(a+b)≧1/2,(o+n)/(a+b)>4/3, and none of m, a, b, o, n is equal to 0),
- said phosphor including said oxygen by 3 wt % or less with respect to a mass of the main production phase of the phosphor.