Tenmei

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Tenmei (天明) was a Japanese era after An'ei and before Kansei and spanned from 1781 to 1789. The reigning emperor was Kōkaku.

[edit] Change of era

Following the enthronement of Emperor Kōkaku, on the 2nd day of the 4th month (old calendar) of An'ei 11 (1781), the era became Tenmei (Dawn).

[edit] Events of the Tenmei Era

• Tenmei 2-8 (1782-1789) - Great Tenmei Famine, in the fifth month of Tenmei 7 (1788), riots in rice shops in Edo and Osaka
• July 6 (?), Tenmei 3 (1783) - Great eruption of Mount Asama, approximately 20,000 dead and making the Great Tenmei Famine even worse
• February 23 (?), Tenmei 4 (1784) - Discovery of gold stamps at Shikashima, Chikuzen

Tenmei	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Gregorian	1781	1782	1783	1784	1785	1786	1787	1788	1789

Preceded by: An'ei

Japanese era name

Succeeded by: Kansei